While some aspects of the conventional wisdom regarding banks' entering wealth management are accurate, the reality is far more nuanced. A recent survey of bank executives by American Banker and SourceMedia Research shows that wealth management is on many bank executives' radars and that the coming years will see increased competition for customer relationships in this arena. This report assesses what exactly bankers mean when they think about "wealth management," what areas they are targeting, and what hurdles to success they have identified as they seek to buttress their sources of noninterest income.
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The Arkansas-based company pivoted to organic growth a few years ago, after making 14 bank acquisitions in less than a decade.
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The combination of the banks is the latest in a trend of deals closing on speedier timelines, and signals the industry's hunt for scale.
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When the Swiss banking giant bought rival Credit Suisse in 2023, it inherited an investigation over money the Nazis looted from European Jews. The issue now seems to be coming to a head in Washington.
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The Chicago-based, $261 million-asset Metropolitan Capital Bank & Trust was placed in receivership and its assets sold to Detroit-based First Independence Bank, costing the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp.'s Deposit Insurance Fund an estimated $19.7 million.
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Court documents reveal how a teller used the drive-through window and work email to aid a scheme that bypassed TD's fraud defenses.
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U.S. Bancorp shuffles management as COO Souheil Badran announces his retirement; Stock Yards Bancorp agrees to buy Field & Main Bancorp; Citi's wealth business hires Mercer's Olaolu Aganga for a newly created role; and more in this week's banking news roundup.
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