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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U.S. Bancorp, M&T Bank, Citizens Financial are among the regionals that are buying smaller competitors in an effort to achieve greater scale.
September 28 -
In the last 10 months, three banks based overseas have announced their exit from retail banking in this country. Rising competition, revenue challenges and a pressing need to spend big on technology are driving the moves.
September 22 -
Already in 2021, the nation's largest bank by assets has purchased more than 30 companies, including both fintechs and firms that are more removed from the financial industry. Here's a look at eight of those deals and the thinking behind them.
September 17 -
Executives at JPMorgan Chase, Capital One and U.S. Bancorp all spoke this week about plans to take on upstarts that offer interest-free financing on consumer purchases. The increased competition figures to result in tighter margins across the category.
September 16 -
The sale comes nearly a year after the Cleveland bank said it would stop making consumer loans through car dealerships and focus more on relationship-oriented businesses. It plans to spend the proceeds on repurchasing up to $585 million of its own stock.
September 13 -
King, who helped build BB&T into a regional powerhouse before engineering its merger with rival SunTrust, will retire as CEO of Truist on Sunday. In an interview, he spoke about the importance of cultural fit in M&A, his own legacy and what he wants to do next.
September 10 -
From vaccine mandates to mask requirements, banks are being forced to make difficult decisions in response to fast-changing conditions. Here's a look at where 14 large and midsize companies have landed — at least for now.
August 30 -
Consumer advocates have long wanted to restrict banks' ability to collect overdraft fees. The Empire State's new law represents a small but consequential breakthrough as they push for nationwide reform.
August 26 -
The COVID-19 pandemic has exacerbated income inequality in America, and that has implications for banks and other lenders. Among those suffering most: renters, front-line workers and minority small-business owners.
August 23 -
Signed Thursday by Gov. Andrew Cuomo, the new law requires state-chartered banks to pay checks in the order they are received or from smallest to largest. The bill comes as banks nationally are revamping their overdraft policies.
August 19
