Strong loan and deposit growth led to a double-digit increase in revenues and an even bigger jump in profits at the Columbus, Ohio-based regional bank.
Community Trust in Ruston, La., took the rare step of replacing its hodgepodge legacy core system. The move should cut processing costs in half. In the meantime, the bank's taking a lot of calls from confused customers.
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A jury found the tech giant violated anti-monopoly rules by requiring in-house checkout for game makers such as Epic, which publishes Fortnite. Google and Apple may have to cut fees, but outside processors will be challenged to create a winning user experience.
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Michael Rhodes, who has spent the last dozen years in various executive roles at TD Bank Group, will become president and CEO of Discover Financial Services. The move comes four months after the unexpected departure of Discover's longtime CEO Roger Hochschild.
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A tightening economy plus an aggressive start to fourth quarter shopping will put firms' underwriting decisions under the microscope as regulators' concerns mount.
A near-collapse of the global software vulnerability database exposed critical weaknesses that could leave banks unable to track cyber threats.
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The Internal Revenue Service audited 18.4% of taxpayers reporting income above $10 million last year, up from 10.6% the previous year.
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Baird expanded its wealth management business Tuesday by recruiting new advisers overseeing a total of $450 million in client assets to two of its new offices.
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The earthquake in Japan highlights the difference between what many investors see as the right way and the wrong way to use single-country exchange-traded funds.
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The Senate Banking Committee will examine the nomination of Mark Calabria to oversee the regulator of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, as well as nominees for the NCUA board and Treasury.
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SunTrust’s merger with BB&T is the largest bank deal since the financial crisis, and mortgages will play a critical role in the execution of this transaction.
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The comptroller of the currency also addressed, in his role as acting FHFA head, whether Congress or the Trump administration will spearhead GSE reform.
The Los Angeles-based company, which focuses on Korean Americans, said the acquisition of Territorial Bancorp will allow it to expand its customer base.
Leading Republican lawmakers released two similar stablecoin bills last week, legislation that the White House wants finished quickly. Here are four issues banks need to watch as the bills move forward.
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The Expanding Financial Access for Underserved Communities Act will help in the fight to eliminate financial disparities in underserved communities across our country.
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Lenders don't oppose CFPB data collection for small-business loans but favor changes that would minimize unintended consequences for borrowers, a Consumer Bankers Association official writes.
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Fraud has evolved to defeat existing federal Customer Identification Program requirements. It’s time for regulators to modernize them.
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Comerica Bank in Dallas has been around since before the Civil War. But the banking crisis of 2023 tamped down on its access to low-cost funding, and the problem persisted until it finally decided to sell itself.
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Federal Reserve Gov. Michael Barr said in a speech Thursday that he fears the gradual pace of price increases from tariffs being passed on to consumers may prolong the one-time inflationary effect of the tariffs to the point where it affects consumers' inflation expectations.
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An appeals court upheld a nine-figure default judgment against Nexus Services, Libre by Nexus and three individuals who scammed immigrants held in custody by ICE.
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TD Securities began making OpenAI's ChatGPT available to traders in June and it's become a "massive time save," according to Chief Information Officer Dan Bosman.
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The superregional bank inked its merger agreement with FirstBank just two weeks after it saw the first draft of the agreement.
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Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent Thursday said the bank asset thresholds that trigger enhanced prudential standards like stress testing and additional capital requirements require a recalibration to account for inflation.
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Many banks lowered the interest rates they pay on certificates of deposits and high-yield savings accounts in September, capitalizing on the Fed's 25-basis-point cut.
The fund is designed to generate a financial return, as well as Community Reinvestment Act credit, for TD. Its inaugural investment is in a mixed-use project that will include 49 affordable housing units.
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