Consumer banking
Consumer banking
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Managing the royalties of oil and gas landowners could generate big new fee opportunities for well-positioned banks.
September 23 -
With demand for autos reaching a nearly six-year high, consumer spending was expected to rise in August for a fourth consecutive month, economists said before reports this week.
September 23 - Washington
Sterling Financial in Spokane, Wash., has gone ahead with rebranding its California operations as Argent Bank despite its recent merger announcement.
September 23 -
Webster Financial in Waterbury, Conn, said Gerald Plush, its president and chief operating officer, will step down at the end of the month.
September 23 -
Investar Bank in Baton Rouge, La., is getting ready to go public.
September 23 -
First Republic Bank (FRC) in San Francisco has acquired a minority stake in Nigro Karlin Segal & Feldstein, a Los Angeles business management firm that caters to the stars.
September 23 -
BB&T Corp. (BBT) lost a bid to recover at least $688 million in taxes and penalties as a federal judge ruled a series of transactions with Barclays Plc (BARC), aimed at generating tax credits, lacked economic substance.
September 23 -
We need to encourage women to disrupt the status quo and take jobs in uncharted territory, like those in risk management, social media, mobile banking and big data analytics.
September 23 -
Before there was Bitcoin, there was Ven, a digital currency that launched six years ago as part of the Hub Culture social network.
September 23 -
DES MOINES, Iowa Veridian CU will open its 26th branch Tuesday inside the new Prairie Trail Hy-Vee, which is opening the same day.
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NewBridge Bancorp (NBBC) in Greensboro, N.C., has received regulatory approval to buy struggling mutual Security Savings Bank in Southport, N.C.
September 20 -
Deposits continue to slowly trickle out of the banking system, creating divided opinions over how much bankers should fret over the outflows.
September 20 -
Midland States Bancorp in Effingham, Ill., has agreed to buy Heartland Bank in St. Louis to lower its reliance on interest income, strengthen fee income and improve its chances at going public.
September 20 - Michigan
The $552 million-asset company announced the formation of wholly-owned subsidiary Mackinac Commercial Credit in a press release Friday.
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The Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. is facing accusations that it is forcing banks to cut ties with online payday lenders, but the agency says it is only urging banks to be on guard about merchant relationships that elevate their risk.
September 20 -
A recap of the informed opinions (and the discussions they generated) on BankThink this week.
September 20 -
Big bank executives in New York need to visit the heartland and get in touch with Main Street to cure lingering public resentment, St. Louis Fed President James Bullard said.
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Wingspan Portfolio Advisors, a mortgage service provider, has agreed to take over the lease on a customer service operation in Monroe, La., from JPMorgan Chase (JPM) with the help of state subsidies.
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Washington Trust Bancorp (WASH) in Westerly, R.I., has hired a veteran banker as its president and chief operating officer.
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Cordia Bancorp (BVA) in Midlothian, Va., has hired Mark Severson as chief financial officer.
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