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 -
Apart from the usual queries about prospects for loan growth and strategies for controlling costs, bank executives better be prepared this earnings season for probing questions about in-branch sales practices and how they are compensating front-line employees.
By Alan KlineOctober 14 -
Strong revenue growth powered First Horizon in Memphis to a 7% increase in third-quarter earnings.
By Alan KlineOctober 14 -
First Republic Bank in San Francisco said Thursday that its third-quarter profit climbed 27.4% from the same period last year, to $171.8 million, thanks to double-digit gains in both interest and fee income.
By Alan KlineOctober 13 -
The Massachusetts banker is honored for her commitment to financial education and entrepreneurship.
By Alan KlineOctober 6 -
Large banks aren't the only financial institutions producing up-and-coming executives. Five executives on American Banker's list of Women to Watch hold key positions at banks with less than $30 billion in assets.
By Alan KlineOctober 6 - WIB PH
The highest-ranking woman in Bank of New York Mellon's storied history is retiring at the end of this year.
By Alan KlineSeptember 26 -
The highest-ranking female at Fifth Third Bancorp is actually a relative newcomer to banking.
By Alan KlineSeptember 25 -
Some bankers are proud of making it through the financial crisis. Imagine doing that while also contending with a huge personal crisis. Karen Glenn, the chief executive of a Kentucky community bank, is a single mom of twin boys. She had just made it through a major health issue with one of her sons, when the other was diagnosed with cancer.
By Alan KlineSeptember 25 - Alabama
Rosilyn Houston couldn't have known it at the time, but the year she spent caring for her toddler son while he underwent treatment for leukemia would have a profound impact on the trajectory of her career.
By Alan KlineSeptember 25 -
Elmer Laslo, the chief executive of 1st Summit Bank in Johnstown, Pa., for 39 years, likes to say he manages "by walking around." Not only does his approach resonate with employees in a big way, it has helped keep 1st Summit among the most profitable publicly traded small banks in the country.
By Alan KlineAugust 28




