Consumer banking
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How banks and network providers combat real-time payment fraud; online banks try new pricing strategies; the Most Powerful Women in Banking call for greater leadership diversity; and more from this week's most-read stories.
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The largest U.S. bank's strong third quarter did not insulate its leaders from being pressed about the downside of pricey investments in technology, whether capital rules make commercial lending growth hard for big banks to achieve, and whether another economic downturn is edging closer.
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ABA Insurance Services, which is owned American Bankers Mutual Insurance, offers a range of services to banks, small businesses and nonprofits.
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The Pittsburgh bank reported a double-digit increase in 3Q profits on a mix of higher loan yields in its retail and corporate banking units, higher corporate service fees and several other factors.
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The Montana company will spend $200 million to buy Idaho Independent and Community 1st Bank.
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Banks and credit unions will have to re-engineer a number of systems to meet the eclectic demands of the generation born roughly in the last 10 to 20 years.
October 11 - Banking brands
This week’s name change is the latest in a string of moves Ira Robbins has made since he replaced his mentor, Gerald Lipkin, in January.
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Banks will have to re-engineer a number of systems to meet the eclectic demands of the generation born roughly in the last 10 to 20 years.
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Efficiency gains also drove results at the Kansas City, Mo., company.
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Know how many different ways customers can ask a virtual assistant to move money between accounts? The answer is one of Bank of America’s takeaways from a lot of trial and error this year in launching voice-activated services.
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The added heft will help companies like Independent Bank and Berkshire Hills better compete with the bigger banks that control much of the region’s deposits, and perhaps give them a leg up on other giants, including JPMorgan Chase, moving into the Boston market.
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The Federal Reserve System is trying to be proactive in these and other high-profile areas, offering educational materials and coaching to bank execs and directors, according to supervision officials at the St. Louis and Richmond Fed banks.
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The company agreed to buy Mainland Bank for nearly $20 million in stock.
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Toronto-Dominion Bank wants customers to complete nine out of every 10 routine transactions on their own within three years.
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Consumers may say they like where they bank, but a survey suggests banks and credit unions lag behind retail brands like Amazon in ease of service and satisfaction.
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The San Francisco challenger bank is adding 150,000 customers per month and plans to expand its financial product offerings.
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The two megabanks face different problems, as Bank of America customers are frustrated over fees and customer service while Wells customers are alarmed about the bank's recent scandals.
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CIT Bank and Simple recently started offering higher yields on the condition that customers make regular contributions to savings. The offers are designed to help the banks avoid rate wars, but some analysts question whether they will appeal to enough consumers.
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The three credit unions from Connecticut will receive a variety of services from the credit union service organization, including bill pay.
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Customers say they like their bank, but in a customer survey banks significantly lagged retail brands like Amazon in ease of service and satisfaction.
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