Laura Alix is a reporter at American Banker.
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When Zions Bancorp. in Salt Lake City decided to consolidate its seven bank charters into one, executives knew they would have to work hard to retain their most talented employees amid all the disruption.
By Laura AlixSeptember 25 -
In recruiting for its commercial bank, BMO Financial is increasingly looking at the athletic rosters of Big Ten colleges. Here's what it has learned.
By Laura AlixSeptember 25 -
The San Francisco bank has pulled in 10,000 new households with loan products geared toward young professionals.
By Laura AlixSeptember 21 -
The Massachusetts company hired banking veteran Mark Thompson, who recently scrapped an effort to buy a struggling bank in Boston, as its bank president.
By Laura AlixSeptember 20 -
Marbue Brown will oversee customer experience in Chase’s branch network, call centers and digital and mobile platforms.
By Laura AlixSeptember 18 -
Flush with cash, many commercial firms are also opting to pay down debt rather than take on new loans, and those seeking financing aren’t always turning to banks to meet their needs.
By Laura AlixSeptember 15 -
TransUnion Chief Financial Officer Todd Cello said Tuesday the firm kept call centers open through the weekend to deal with the flood of calls from anxious consumers.
By Laura AlixSeptember 12 -
CIBC's Victor Dodig has big plans for the U.S., but other bank execs speaking at an investor conference Monday warned of risks in certain sectors.
September 11 -
Millennials — many of whom joined credit unions in recent years as the movement's membership expanded — are relying more heavily on personal loans than their Gen X predecessors while paring back on credit cards and mortgages.
By Laura AlixSeptember 11 -
BankGuam, which is looking to sell $20 million of common stock, warned investors that North Korea represents a unique risk to its stock price.
By Laura AlixSeptember 7