Nathan Place is a national reporter at American Banker. A native of New York City, he has worked for more than a decade in both print and video journalism. He got his start in Beijing, where he worked as a copy editor and reporter for China Daily. He then returned to New York, where he earned his master's degree from the CUNY Graduate School of Journalism. Since then he's worked as a reporter for the New York Daily News and The Independent, as well as a video producer for the Daily Mail, the Daily Beast and Men's Journal.
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The regional bank is offloading a $1.9 billion student loan portfolio in order to focus on its relationships with existing customers, said CEO Bruce Van Saun.
By Nathan PlaceApril 16 -
As tariff turbulence continues, BofA is predicting a slowdown, not a downturn. But America's second-largest bank is also signaling that it's prepared for a more severe scenario.
By Nathan PlaceApril 15 -
Just three months after hailing a positive "sentiment shift" following last November's election, Goldman Sachs CEO David Solomon lamented President Trump's trade war and said "the prospect of a recession has increased."
By Nathan PlaceApril 14 -
Bank of New York Mellon's earnings blew past Wall Street's expectations, but CEO Robin Vince said the bank is bracing for long-lasting uncertainty.
By Nathan PlaceApril 11 -
After rapid changes in U.S. trade policy, banks and their clients are putting merger deals on ice until the dust settles.
April 11 -
King, who spent 24 years at M&T Bank and departed with little explanation, will lead Fifth Third's operations in middle market commercial banking and wealth management.
By Nathan PlaceApril 8 -
From reduced demand for auto loans to a slowdown in mergers and acquisitions, here's some of the new trade war's potential fallout for lenders.
April 7 -
President Trump's tariffs on imported vehicles threaten to drive up auto prices at a time when more car owners are already drifting into delinquency on their loans.
By Nathan PlaceApril 3 -
Offices, apartment buildings and retail locations in Los Angeles face a tangle of difficulties as the smoke clears from January's wildfires. High on the list is inadequate insurance, a common problem in California.
By Nathan PlaceApril 2 -
Holly O'Neill, who was No. 5 on American Banker's list of the Most Powerful Women in Banking last year, will oversee a new department combining BofA's retail and preferred units. Aron Levine, who previously led preferred banking, is leaving the company.
By Nathan PlaceApril 1 -
For the first time in four years, more small businesses reported a drop in income than an increase, according to a survey by the 12 regional Federal Reserve banks.
By Nathan PlaceMarch 27 -
Americans spent 49% more on overdraft-related fees in 2023 than previously estimated, according to new research, which finds that credit unions were largely responsible for the previously uncounted revenue.
By Nathan PlaceMarch 25 -
Former Chicago City Council member Patrick Daley Thompson may have made "misleading" statements about more than $200,000 in loans, the high court ruled — but they weren't "false."
By Nathan PlaceMarch 21 -
Without citing examples, acting comptroller Rodney Hood expressed disgust at what he called the "debanking" of certain businesses.
By Nathan PlaceMarch 18 -
Amid troubling news of tariffs and layoffs, dropping delinquencies offer a rare sign of consumer health.
By Nathan PlaceMarch 17 -
Thirty-eight TD Bank locations and 24 Flagstar branches are set to shut down. Both banks are coming out of tumultuous periods.
By Nathan PlaceMarch 14 -
Dodig, who has led the Canadian bank since 2014, will be succeeded by Harry Culham, CIBC's head of capital markets.
By Nathan PlaceMarch 13 -
As steep tariffs on Canadian goods took effect this week, banks on both sides of the border expressed concern about the economic fallout and the uncertainty their customers face.
March 5 -
Edward Arthur Nurse was in charge of the vault at Park Side Credit Union. Then $389,000 went missing, replaced by piles of fake cash.
By Nathan PlaceMarch 4 -
As climate change causes more frequent disasters, more mortgages are at risk of going underwater. How can banks limit their exposure?
By Nathan PlaceMarch 3



















