TAMPA, Fla. - (10/31/05) -- Suncoast Schools FCU announcedFriday it has joined the country's largest electronic checkclearing system, the Endpoint Exchange Network. The EndpointExchange, which is owned by Metavante, provides check and imageexchange services to more than 4,000 credit unions and banks.Suncoast, the nation's seventh largest credit union, plans toleverage the check clearing network to convert from a paper-basedto digital clearing system.
Lawmakers from both parties defended regional Federal Reserve banks against potential consolidation, arguing local economic perspectives are essential to ensure monetary policy remains sound.
The same groups want the Securities and Exchange Commission to drop its breach-disclosure rule while asking Congress to keep a confidential threat-sharing law.
The Dutch payment processor has agreed to acquire artificial intelligence-powered fintech biller Orb, its second acquisition in three months in an effort to speed development.
City National Bank appointed longtime executive David Cameron as chief operating officer; JPMorganChase is selling a limited-edition Lego version of its new midtown Manhattan headquarters; Esquire Financial Holdings received regulatory approval to complete its acquisition of Signature Bank in Chicago; and more.
CEO Lynn Harton said his Greenville, South Carolina-based bank struggled the past year to keep Navitas from overshooting the limit the bank set for its expanding portfolio, about 10% of total loans.
The megabank has completed the sale of its consumer banking business in Poland. It has now sold 10 retail-focused franchises in certain underperforming, international markets over the past five years.
