Consumer banking
Consumer banking
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Senator-elect Elizabeth Warren has secured a spot on the Senate Banking Committee and she'll be joined by Sen. Joe Manchin, according to a Democratic Senate aide.
December 4 -
Better communication can improve the relationship between banks and their regulators.
December 4 -
A sharp rise in noninterest income — including gains on asset sales — helped banks and thrifts record their best quarterly earnings total in six years, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp said Tuesday.
December 4 -
The $6 billion-asset company based in Indiana, Pa., said Monday it has appointed Jon Gorney as a director.
December 3 -
Bankers had long paid Equifax and the credit-services unit of Computer Sciences for the same credit reports. Now that they are poised to merge, banks could push for lower fees, experts say.
December 3 -
An online-bank board's appointment of John Keach Jr., a community banker who had to sell his bank this year, provides a ray of hope for industry veterans.
December 3 -
A lawsuit that charged three ratings agencies with wrongdoing in the sale of mortgage-backed securities cannot advance, a federal appeals court in Ohio has ruled.
December 3 -
Stewart Larsen, Bank of the West's head of mortgage lending, still frets about pending regulation, but he prefers to stay focused on matters he can control.
December 3 -
Here we find a bank president, who makes a loan commitment over a martini - if I may be facetious - without even looking if there is an olive in the glass.
December 3 -
Bank of Hawaii (BOH) in Honolulu will exit the American Samoa market in the first quarter by closing its two branches in the U.S. territory.
December 3 -
Citigroup has managed to train the chief executives of a number of leading banking and card network execs over the years, despite its well-documented troubles.
December 3 -
Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac are taking steps to help borrowers facing foreclosure remain in their homes for the holidays.
December 3 -
UnionBanCal in in San Francisco has completed its $1.5 billion purchase of Pacific Capital Bancorp (PCBC) in Santa Barbara, Calif. The deal, which the companies announced in March and closed Saturday, merged the $5.9 billion Santa Barbara Bank & Trust into the $88.2 billion Union Bank, which is wholly owned by Bank of Tokyo Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group Inc.
December 3 -
Nicolet National Bank in Green Bay, Wis., is buying Mid-Wisconsin Bank of Medford in a deal that would combine one of the state's oldest banks with one of its newest.
December 3 -
ROCKY HILL, Conn. – In an age when credit unions are touting mobile banking, Nutmeg State FCU is bringing the branch to its members in a different way.
December 3 -
Equifax (EFX) has agreed to buy the credit services business of Computer Sciences (CSC) for $1 billion in cash.
December 3 -
The money in TAG accounts is the hottest of the hot. If interest rates rise, these funds will disappear, hurting liquidity and capital for the banks that use the program.
December 3 -
One in three consumers say they would consider a mortgage from Walmart while 48% would consider a mortgage from PayPal, according to a study released Monday by Carlisle & Gallagher.
December 3 -
A bankers' association could set up a panel charged with the responsibility of reviewing every claim made against a member and determining whether it had merit.
December 3 -
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Jax FCU plans to open a new branch in the town of Mandarin after the first of the year.
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