Jacob Passy is a reporter with National Mortgage News, covering breaking news in the residential mortgage industry. Passy has been with SourceMedia since 2015 and previously served as a breaking news reporter for American Banker. His work has appeared in numerous publications including CNBC, NBC News and the Wall Street Journal's Speakeasy blog. He is a graduate of the CUNY Graduate School of Journalism and Tufts University.
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Apple Pay has gone Down Under, reaching its fourth country since its 2014 launch in the U.S.
By Jacob PassyNovember 18 -
Private-equity investors in Opus Bank in Irvine, Calif., are cashing in some of their chips.
By Jacob PassyNovember 18 -
Farmers Capital Bank in Frankfort, Ky., has hired a business lawyer as chief operating officer.
By Jacob PassyNovember 17 -
Apple Pay has come to its third market, Canada, following a 2014 debut in the U.S. and a mid-2015 expansion to the U.K.
By Jacob PassyNovember 17 -
City Holding in Charleston, W.Va., will be looking to name a new chairman, after Philip McLaughlin said he will resign at the end of the year.
By Jacob PassyNovember 17 -
Though lending is still where much of a CUs income comes from, and CUs have seen 18 straight quarters of loan growth, CUs are seeing weaker profits, according to SNL Financial.
By Jacob PassyNovember 17 -
Huntington Bancshares in Columbus, Ohio, has agreed to sell its fund-servicing business, Huntington Asset Services, to Ultimus Fund Solutions, a provider of back-office and other services for small and midsize advisers.
By Jacob PassyNovember 16 -
Calvin B. Taylor Bankshares in Berlin, Md., has named professionals from the hospitality and accounting industries to its board.
By Jacob PassyNovember 13 -
BankUnited expects to receive about $393 million in proceeds from the offering. It plans to use the proceeds for general corporate purposes, including investments in and advances to its bank subsidiary.
By Jacob PassyNovember 13 -
Czech bank Komercni Banka has tapped Spire Payments to roll out more than 6,000 point-of-sale devices for the bank in its home country.
By Jacob PassyNovember 13