Alan Kline is the former editor-in-chief of American Banker. Previously he oversaw its consumer finance and national/regional banking coverage. He also helped direct coverage of the annual Most Powerful Women in Banking rankings.
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Improved credit quality also helped compensate for flat loan growth at the Dallas bank.
By Alan KlineJanuary 17 -
JPMorgan Chase, Bank of America and PNC reported lackluster revenue growth as higher trading fees and increases in commercial lending barely compensated for consumer-side challenges.
January 13 -
Joint accounts sometimes seem stuck in another era. Here's how to modernize them.
By Alan KlineJanuary 10 -
Regions Financial in Birmingham has named José S. Suquet, the president and CEO at Pan-American Life Insurance in New Orleans, to its board of directors.
By Alan KlineJanuary 9 -
Ray Davis is stepping down as Umpqua's CEO at yearend and transitioning to a new role as head of its year-old innovation lab. In his 22 years, he built Umpqua from a sleepy local bank into a regional powerhouse and internationally recognized brand.
By Alan KlineDecember 5 -
Many community bankers are hopeful that the pro-business Republican will reduce regulatory costs for them and their customers, but others remain concerned about Trump's lack of specifics on job creation.
By Alan KlineNovember 9 -
Signature Bank in New York reported a sharp decline in quarterly profits after suffering steep losses on its Chicago portfolio of taxi medallion loans.
By Alan KlineOctober 20 -
Record deposit growth, improved expense management and strong revenue gains from mortgage banking boosted Umpqua Holdings profits in the third quarter.
By Alan KlineOctober 19 - North Carolina
BB&T in Winston-Salem, N.C., rode recent acquisitions to a record profit in the third quarter.
By Alan KlineOctober 19 -
The Dallas company said Tuesday that it earned $149 million the third quarter, an increase of nearly 10% over the same period last year and up 150% from this year's first quarter, when plunging oil and gas prices forced it to sharply boost reserves on loans to energy firms.
By Alan KlineOctober 18