
Kristin Broughton
Kristin Broughton is a reporter for American Banker, where she writes about the business of national and regional banking.

Kristin Broughton is a reporter for American Banker, where she writes about the business of national and regional banking.
A New York banker who mastered the art of buying low and selling high, broke industry norms and learned from his mistakes in commercial real estate, Kanas became a model regional bank builder and a central figure in the post-crisis recovery.
Citing the dim financial outlook for a business it entered just six years ago, the Wayzata, Minn., company will stop making auto loans on Dec. 1.
The Pittsburgh bank is counting on its acquisition of the Trout Group to help strengthen ties with clients in the life sciences, biotechnology, pharmaceutical and medical device sectors.
The past year has been a wild ride for everyone, but it has left bankers in particular with many reasons to count their blessings.
Carver Bancorp, which has spent 70 years serving minorities in Harlem and surrounding neighborhoods, is struggling to turn a profit. As black-run banks nationwide struggle to stay afloat, Carver's CEO insists the institution is on the right track.
The subprime auto lender late Friday provided the final details of its separation agreement with Thomas Dundon, who stepped down two years ago in a leadership shake-up.
As the banking industry moves closer to adopting a faster payments system, bank executives have begun to think through the impact it will have on clients and banks themselves.
The San Francisco company said Friday that it has terminated Franklin Codel, effective immediately, over an interaction he had with a former employee regarding that employee's termination.
It’s good to be a business lender with a long contact list. Loan growth is weak and the talent pool has been shrinking, so banks big and small are paying top dollar to get an edge.
Under changes announced Tuesday, the San Francisco company will provide a one-day grace period on overdraft fees to its direct deposit customers. It also eliminated overdraft fees on all transactions of under $5.
As the banking industry moves closer to adopting a faster payments system, bank executives have begun to think through the impact it will have on clients and banks themselves.
Ronald O’Hanley withdrew from law school at Vanderbilt University in 1983 after admitting to plagiarism while editor-in-chief of the school’s law review, according to a news report.
Fintechs should learn to value risk management — and the necessary bureaucracy that comes with it, bankers said this week in defending themselves again criticism that they are a pain in the neck to work with.
The heads of some of the largest U.S. banks are calling for a new security-focused mindset among executives, better forms of ID and collective action in the aftermath of the Equifax breach.
Top banking executives called the Republican tax plan an important first step toward tax reform and economic stimulus, but questions immediately arose about whether trade-offs and complexities in the bill would undercut it.
Fifth Third, U.S. Bancorp and others aim to design a short-term credit product that would satisfy their various regulators, but exactly how and how quickly they should go about it is murky at this point.
The Puerto Rico-based company set aside nearly $70 million for anticipated losses related to Hurricanes Irma and Maria.
TCF is looking to diversify its streams of revenue as it dials back auto lending amid concerns about weakening credit quality.
The Dallas consumer lender says it plans to boost subprime originations again after retooling its portfolio and taking stock of the economy.
Quarterly results at the Santa Clara, Calif., company got a boost from stronger lending to venture capital and private-equity firms.