Consumer banking
Robert Hill Jr., who had been CEO of the company before it merged with CenterState Bank in 2020, will resign in April. The company says it's replacing his position with a nonexecutive chairman "as part of a broader, ongoing effort to enhance the independence of the company's board."
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The results came a day after it emerged that Canada's second-largest bank doesn't anticipate regulators will approve its deal for Memphis, Tenn.-based First Horizon Corp. by May 27, as it previously projected.
March 2 -
While Goldman Sachs is still pushing to make its expansion into consumer lending profitable, the bank is also weighing strategic alternatives, CEO David Solomon says. The dueling options reflect the problems that Wall Street giant faces in Main Street banking.
February 28
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Like banks, credit unions seek growth in deposits, loans and other products. The starting point for many is to get more members in the door, executives say.
February 28 -
The Minneapolis company previously disclosed an investigation by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau in connection with its management of prepaid cards for unemployment benefits during the pandemic. Now the bank says the agency is considering a potential enforcement action.
February 28 -
A Piper Sandler survey of CEOs found a majority expect to expand their balance sheets this year. They also foresee increases in nonperforming credits, with office loans a key area of weakness, as well as heightened pressure on net interest margins.
February 27 -
Nothing demoralizes a good employee like seeing managers tolerate a bad one.
February 27 -
It's long been understood that there's a digital divide between Black banks and credit unions and other depositories. A new Urban Institute analysis looks at the prevalence of online banking services and mobile apps — and finds a chasm between the haves and have-nots.
February 26 -
The Maryland bank is merging with Linkbancorp in a nearly $168 million deal that would create a $3 billion-asset company. The transaction comes just months after OceanFirst Financial and Partners nixed their merger plan, citing regulatory delays.
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Driver Management Principal Abbott Cooper said the Dallas company failed to foresee the spate of interest rate hikes that have cut its profitability. Following the bank's latest rebuff, Cooper is threatening legal action.
February 22
