MERIDEN, Conn.-State league president Tony Emerson and Connecticut Commissioner of Banking took to the radio airwaves to talk about the credit union difference during a recent hour-long broadcast. Emerson talked about the various charter types and emphasized CUs non-profit nature during his time on the air at WRDC-AM. He also answered questions from callers about student loan availability, CUs' financial health, mortgage refinancing and business loans.
North Carolina-based First Citizens BancShares completes its acquisition of 138 branches across 11 states; City National Bank appoints Chad Lloyd senior vice president and head of RBC U.S. Mortgage; London-based payments processor Checkout.com launches its U.S. subsidiary in Georgia; and more in this week's banking news roundup.
Advisors can leverage the updated opportunity zone program, starting in January, to help ultrahigh net worth clients defer capital gains.
Bank and credit union regulators proposed a rule that would apply more supervisory oversight to core service providers, saying the firms sometimes provide little transparency to banks and can disrupt due diligence processes.
The decrease in jumbo availability accounted for much of the drop in the latest mortgage credit index, as conforming and government offerings were unchanged.
The consumer price index rose 0.4% last month, in line with July's reading. For a monetary policy committee that has been split on inflation, the inconclusive report will compel the Fed to make a call on whether to raise interest rates or stay put.
I don't go in much for 9/11 retrospectives. I've never seen any documentaries about it, never seen any movies about it, never read any books. I don't need to. I saw the event itself.
