Consumer banking
Consumer banking
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Pride, greed, sloth and envy are just a few of the potential stumbling blocks in the management of banks' bond portfolios, writes David G. Barnes.
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Many banks are aggressively closing branches to cut costs. Those banks must be mindful about branches in moderate- and low-income neighborhoods or risk downgrades after their next Community Reinvestment Act examination.
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Columbia Commercial Bancorp in Hillsboro, Ore., has changed its name to Premier Commercial Bancorp.
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A new report from TransUnion indicates consumers are doing a better job of making timely payments even as lenders extend credit more often to people with troubled credit histories.
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Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac and Ginnie Mae all overlooked warning signs about Taylor, Bean & Whitaker that make them partly to blame for the mortgage lender's multibillion fraud scheme, according to a government watchdog report.
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Jimmy Tallent is leading an impressive comeback at United Community Banks in Georgia. But what's even more impressive is that he got the chance.
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The herky-jerky revival in residential real estate is causing headaches and strategic concerns for banks everywhere.
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Quotes from Anton Schutz , Nancy Bush, James Gordon, Jaspal Bindra and more.
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Rilla Delorier's successor as SunTrust's chief marketing officer is not from banking, but rather is a veteran of tech firms like NCR. Meet Susan Somersille Johnson.
August 26 - Arkansas
How First National Bank of Green Forest in Arkansas became Anstaff Bank, in a rebranding with a family twist.
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The search is on to replace Rich Weaver as commissioner of the Missouri Division of Finance.
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Regional banks have been adding some serious firepower to their boards lately.
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Keith Mestrich adds a CEO title, as Amalgamated Bank in New York finally announces a successor to Ed Grebow.
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Dan Henry is in search of another "aha" moment. The former CEO of NetSpend is interested in staying in payments, but not necessarily in the prepaid cards niche.
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SunTrust names Rilla Delorier's successor as CMO; Amalgamated settles on a new CEO, while NetSpend loses one; and lots of new high-profile board members at banks from New York to Hawaii.
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Landmark Bank in Columbia, Mo., has raised $30 million through a private placement of common stock.
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Summit Financial in Moorefield, W.Va., plans to raise roughly $12.8 million through a private placement and a subsequent rights offering.
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Espirito Santo Bank in Miami has hired the investment banking firm FIG Partners to market it to prospective buyers.
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BBVA Compass will likely face restrictions on M&A and branching after issues turned up in its recent CRA exam. Though a CRA rating downgrade is bad, some believe the foreign-owned bank is better off than banks that have had compliance issues arise after submitting a merger application.
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WASHINGTON -Global Client Solutions, a large payment processor, has agreed to pay $7 million to settle charges by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau that it illegally collected upfront fees from consumers on behalf of debt-settlement companies.
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