Consumer banking
Encore Bancshares is the latest Texas bank to sell itself for a nice price, even as bank M&A stutters outside the state.
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The threat of an economic setback is real despite general optimism, warns Joseph Ficalora, the chief executive of New York Community Bancorp.
March 6 -
The Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. is embarking on an ambitious study to better understand community banks. It doing so, it's looking beyond the traditional measure size.
March 1
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Bank of America's efforts to revamp the way it charges customers for checking accounts have landed it back in the news, but the bank is not alone in trying to figure out a way to make up consumer banking revenue lost to regulations.
March 1 -
When the 14 biggest mortgage servicers signed consent orders last April over foreclosure misdeeds, they hoped the deal would indemnify them against further claims. Regulators now appear unlikely to grant them blanket immunity.
February 29 -
Several days after regulators began publicly touting a $25 billion deal with mortgage servicers, details remain under wraps. Now big banks' securities filings are offering new clues.
February 29 -
After imposing a raft of new regulations, mortgage regulators are seeking servicing industry input to prevent the latest housing rescue bids from suffering the same dismal fate as their predecessors.
February 28 -
Bank of America has revealed plans to stop selling mortgages to the giant GSE. The move could affect everything from loan repurchase negotiations to the future of mortgage market.
February 24 -
For banks, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's plans to take a close look at checking account overdraft fees puts a multi-billion dollar source of revenue at risk.
February 22 -
Some small banks fear expiration of FDIC loan guarantees will cost them deposits. Others say the Transaction Account Guarantee program has served its purpose and should go away.
February 21
