The regional bank recorded $130 million of legal charges during the fourth quarter in connection with the resolution of a legal battle involving overdraft fees. Its earnings also took a hit from $63 million in employee severance costs.
The image of traditional custody banks is as stodgy as it gets, but some are using machine learning to help their clients and their own research teams glean insights from massive amounts of data.
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At the Los Angeles Clippers' Intuit Dome, technology developers hope to forge transaction habits that can be replicated elsewhere.
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The administration's unpredictable policy has already caused shifts in foreign exchange rates and supply chain payments. Uncertainty about future levies will cause added pressure despite the 90-day pause.
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Regulators said the payment company did not provide sufficient customer identification and monitoring, increasing risk for its transfer app. This week's fine follows earlier penalties in other states and the federal government.
In a push to be on the leading edge of technology, Tennessee-based Enrichment Federal Credit Union launched a service through Amazon's Alexa by first making sure employees knew what to do.
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State Street said it would suspend a share repurchase program and issue common and preferred stock to pay for the deal.
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Assets under custody and administration surged to a record high of $33.6 trillion, the trust bank said in its second-quarter report.
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About 15% of Walmart’s workforce is budgeting and taking pay advances through the app.
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A hike in guarantee fees charged to lenders for the companies’ backing of loans was due to expire this year, but lawmakers now want to extend it to raise $21 billion for the bipartisan package.
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States have the option of adopting the oversight framework issued by the Conference of State Bank Supervisors, which resembles capital and liquidity plan proposed by the Federal Housing Finance Agency.
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The very smallest banks, whose numbers shrank during the financial crisis, were most likely to express concern that the housing market will imperil the broader economy.
Acquiring Raptor Partners positions the Pittsburgh-based bank to offer advice to its middle-market and corporate clients, according to CEO Vincent Delie.
The faster timelines for completing bank mergers this year reflects a transformed regulatory environment under the Trump administration. In several cases, deals have closed just a few months after they've been announced.
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Eras come and go, but the ongoing investments in developing, empowering, leading and retaining superior personnel will remain the highest priority of top-performing financial institutions.
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The bankruptcy of fintech middleware provider Synapse has left thousands of customers unable to access their savings, with seemingly no one empowered to put it back in their hands. Regulators and lawmakers need to do something about it, but first they need to talk about it.
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By adopting more inclusive lending practices and actively seeking to support minority-owned businesses, banks can help bridge the financing gap that often stifles the growth of these businesses.
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During the fourth quarter, the Buffalo, New York-based bank reported its lowest ratio of nonperforming loans to total loans since 2007.
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Merchant groups are not taking a position on President Donald Trump's threats to cap interest rates, but they are bullish on the president's endorsement of the Credit Card Competition Act.
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Federal Reserve Vice Chair for Supervision Michelle Bowman warned that labor market conditions could weaken further and said the central bank should avoid signaling a pause in monetary policy.
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Community Financial in Syracuse has agreed to purchase a small bank that's built its business model around end-of-life planning.
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Bilt's new card caps interest rates at 10% for one year and Affirm is adding BNPL for rent as analysts predict the political environment will benefit fintechs.
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First Horizon's loans to mortgage companies in the fourth quarter rose at the fastest clip in more than two years, as the housing market showed small signs of revival.
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The Minneapolis-based bank has collaborated with BTIG since 2014. The investment bank's leadership team will join U.S. Bancorp following the deal's expected completion in the second quarter.
The custody bank reported a strong fourth quarter, as it continued to push forward with its new operating model. The momentum contributed to the bank's decision to lay out new financial targets, including a goal to achieve a return on tangible common equity of 28% in the next three to five years.
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