Allissa Kline is a Buffalo, New York-based reporter who writes about national and regional banks and commercial and retail banking trends. She joined American Banker in 2020 and previously worked for more than a decade at Buffalo Business First, where she covered banking and finance, insurance and accounting. Kline started her journalism career at the Observer-Dispatch in Utica, New York. She graduated from Colgate University and the S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications at Syracuse University.
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The FDIC named Greg Carmichael, who retired last year as CEO of Fifth Third Bancorp, to run a bridge bank that will hold Signature's deposits and most of its assets.
March 12 -
The abrupt downfall of Silicon Valley Bank prompted investors to question whether other banks that hold tech-related deposits could also be at risk. But one analyst said there could be opportunities for banks to add deposits from customers of the failed bank.
March 10 -
It's long been understood that there's a digital divide between Black banks and credit unions and other depositories. A new Urban Institute analysis looks at the prevalence of online banking services and mobile apps — and finds a chasm between the haves and have-nots.
February 26 -
BMO, PNC and Citigroup are all paying rates around 4% on high-yield digital savings accounts. To be eligible, though, customers must live outside of the banks' branch networks.
February 17 -
After months of speculation, Truist Financial has agreed to sell 20% of its insurance brokerage subsidiary to the private-equity firm Stone Point Capital for $1.95 billion. The deal was touted as a way to provide capital for expansion and increase earnings over time.
February 16 -
The New York City Banking Commission will now require banks seeking access to municipal deposits to provide detailed plans about how they are combatting discrimination. The commission is also implementing a public comment process as part of its process for determining which banks are eligible.
February 10 -
Goldman Sachs, Capital One and New York Community Bank are shrinking their workforces, and other banks are planning to do the same. Whether such reductions become more widespread will depend largely on loan demand in 2023, according to analysts.
February 9 -
The Dallas-based company is rolling out a national investment banking unit as it seeks to serve clients through the entire business life cycle. It has also promoted three top-level executives into new roles.
February 2 -
In a reversal from five years ago, six of the eight biggest U.S. banks by branch count now offer the loans, which observers see as safer alternatives to payday loans.
February 1 -
The Long Island company is closing 69% of the retail home lending offices previously operated by Flagstar Bancorp. New York Community recently acquired Flagstar for $2.6 billion.
January 31
