Community banking
Rallying bank employees to participate in outreach projects takes hard work in the beginning, but their involvement is essential to building a rapport with the community, OneWest Bank CEO Joseph Otting says.
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There are some fairly basic, decisive steps banks could take to educate people outside the financial mainstream, and it would make banking more profitable, says John Bryant, the chairman and CEO of the nonprofit Operation Hope.
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Dumping entire categories of clients is a crude and inappropriate reaction to large fines, says Stephen Platt, author of Criminal Capital: How the Finance Industry Facilitates Crime." However, he says, regulators should hold a dialogue with banks and attempt to accommodate businesses that carry high risk but whose services are desperately required, such as remittances to war-torn Somalia.
January 28
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Stephen Platt, a forensic investigations consultant and author of Criminal Capital: How the Finance Industry Facilitates Crime, explains why bank directors' fear of revealing their ignorance is dangerous for financial institutions.
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The hunt for scale has long been one of the chief reasons for dealmaking, but Jimmy Dunne, senior managing principal of Sandler O'Neill, says that today's operating and regulatory environment shows the true need to find efficiency through size.
January 6 -
The regulatory environment for small deals is improving as regulators see how consolidation can help move the industry further away from the crisis, says Jimmy Dunne, senior managing principal of Sandler O'Neill.
January 6 -
The number of mutuals is shrinking, but those committed to the charter still have options. Attorney Kip Weissman of Luse Gorman discusses the possibilities of charter conversions for those looking to throw in the towel and potential regulatory moves that could help the ailing charter class.
January 5 -
Mike Hagedorn, president and CEO of UMB Bank, talks about how his company's strong fee revenue helps it compete on loan pricing, and whether the bank could return to M&A after years on the sideline.
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Richard Hunt of the Consumer Bankers Association describes the changes to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau he'll press for in the next Congress, regardless of which party controls the Senate.
October 21 -
Richard Hunt of the Consumer Bankers Association describes the changes to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau he'll press for in the next Congress, regardless of which party controls the Senate.
October 21
