Laura Alix is a reporter at American Banker.
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The regional bank is roughly a third of the way to the 260 workers needed to staff the 25 branches it plans to open there over two years.
January 31 -
The new asset-based securities lending unit, based in Charlotte, N.C., will provide warehouse lines of credits to nonbank consumer and commercial lenders.
January 31 -
In addition to closing on its largest acquisition to date, the Tulsa, Okla., company reported double-digit growth in energy, health care and commercial real estate loans.
January 30 -
John Ciulla, one year in as CEO of Webster Financial, discusses how he is preparing for the next downturn, picking his spots in tech spending, and remaining cautious about M&A.
January 27 -
Police in Sebring, Fla., have yet to determine a motive for the attack in which four SunTrust workers and one customer were killed. The shooter, Zephen Allen Xaver, has been arraigned on five counts of first-degree murder.
January 24 -
Police arrested a man after responding to a hostage situation at a branch in Sebring, Fla., early Wednesday.
January 23 -
In selling its Walmart credit card portfolio to Capital One and extending a partnership with Sam’s Club that appeared to be in peril, Synchrony Financial avoids an expensive legal battle with the world’s largest retailer.
January 23 -
CEO Greg Carmichael says the Cincinnati bank will hire bankers in Denver, Dallas and Houston as part of a broader expansion into fast-growing markets that are home to lots of midsize firms. It is also interested in buying more fee-based businesses.
January 22 -
The acquisition of VAR Technology Finance bolsters the bank's efforts to expand into new areas of lending.
January 18 -
The online platform, created by Laurel Road Bank in 2013, allows users to refinance student loans and originate mortgages.
January 17
