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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Community Choice CU has announced a finalized deal to purchase Eastside Family FCU.
By Jacob PassyAugust 5 -
TriState Capital Holdings in Pittsburgh has promoted its bank's chief risk officer to bank president.
By Jacob PassyAugust 4 -
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has filed a lawsuit in federal court against a web of payday lending companies, alleging that they collected money that consumers did not owe and falsely threatened consumers with lawsuits and imprisonment.
By Jacob PassyAugust 4 -
Digital Federal Credit Union of Marlborough, Mass., and USAlliance Federal Credit Union of Rye, N.Y., have launched new mobile banking apps that feature integration with wearable devices.
By Jacob PassyAugust 3 -
Regions Financial in Birmingham, Ala., has acquired A.I. Group, an employee-benefits and insurance company in Alpharetta, Ga.
By Jacob PassyAugust 3 -
Valley National in Wayne, N.J., reported an increase in second-quarter earnings on expanded commercial real estate and business lending.
By Jacob PassyJuly 30 -
American Express and Best Buy will allow consumers to make purchases on the retailers website using the reward points earned from their Amex spending.
By Jacob PassyJuly 30 -
United Bankshares reported higher second-quarter earnings, as the Charleston, W.Va., company boosted lending and kept expenses in check.
By Jacob PassyJuly 30 - Oklahoma
BOK Financial in Tulsa, Okla., reported higher second-quarter earnings as mortgage banking and loan growth offset an increase in expenses.
By Jacob PassyJuly 29 -
ATM operator Cardtronics and fuel retailer Sunoco have renewed their ATM services agreement, extending a 15-year relationship between the two companies.
By Jacob PassyJuly 29 -
Trustmark in Jackson, Miss., reported a dip in second-quarter earnings on shrinking profit margins and declining yields on earning assets.
By Jacob PassyJuly 29 -
Bank of America and Goldman Sachs have promised the Obama administration to invest in, and provide other support for, efforts to fight climate change.
By Jacob PassyJuly 28 -
CIT Group in New York reported lower second-quarter profit, as higher expenses and a drop in fee income offset loan growth. The sale of a student-loan business last year partly skewed the results.
By Jacob PassyJuly 28 -
FirstMerit in Akron, Ohio, reported lower second-quarter profit on shrinking interest and fee income, despite successful cost-cutting measures.
By Jacob PassyJuly 28 -
Fair-value accounting and merger costs took big bites out of Western Alliance Bancorp. in Phoenix last quarter.
By Jacob PassyJuly 27 -
A new ad from the U.S. unit of Toronto-Dominion Bank that features a same-sex couple is more than a social statement, as it also says a lot about the fragmentation, context and consumer control that are part of modern TV viewing habits, according to the company's top marketing executive.
By Jacob PassyJuly 27 -
Western Union announced that it will reinstate international remittances into Greece, after suspending them following the country's decision to shut down all banks amid a mounting debt crisis.
By Jacob PassyJuly 27 -
Old National Bancorp in Evansville, Ind., reported higher second-quarter profit as a result of recent acquisitions and on better fee income.
By Jacob PassyJuly 27 -
Glacier Bancorp in Kalispell, Mont., reported higher second-quarter profit from growth in both lending and fee-based services.
By Jacob PassyJuly 24 -
Hancock Holding in Gulfport, Miss., reported lower second-quarter profit, citing higher incentive pay for employees and lower yields on both loans and securities.
By Jacob PassyJuly 23
