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  • M&A
    Citizens Financial set to close first of two big acquisitions

    The Providence, Rhode Island, bank expects to finalize its purchase of 80 HSBC Bank branches on Friday and complete a systems conversion over the weekend. Its pending deal for Investors Bancorp is on track to go through early next quarter, Chief Financial Officer John Woods said.

    By Allissa Kline
    Reporter
    February 18
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  • Consumer banking
    Consumer lenders stand by their upbeat outlook for 2022

    Some investors worry the rebound in consumer lending will inevitably lead to more defaults. Here’s why bank executives disagree.

    By Polo Rocha and Allissa Kline
    February 17
    Bank of America CEO Brian Moynihan, Discover CEO Roger Hochschild
  • Commercial banking
    Citi names new head of North American commercial bank

    Raymond Gatcliffe, the head of Citigroup's commercial bank in Europe, the Middle East and Africa, will replace Richard Banziger, who is retiring after 38 years with the company.

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    By Alan Kline
    February 17
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  • Payments
    When iPhones become card readers, how will terminal makers respond?

    Apple's planned update for accepting contactless payments on its handsets is as disruptive as it is inevitable. Companies like Ingenico, which makes point-of-sale hardware, have strategies in place to build on the tech giant's platform without sidelining their own devices.

    By John Adams
    Executive Editor, Payments
    February 16
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  • Commercial banking
    BNY Mellon hires treasury services CEO from JPMorgan Chase

    Jennifer Barker, who will join Bank of New York Mellon in May, is expected to maintain the custody bank’s focus on its digital transformation.

    By Allissa Kline
    Reporter
    February 16
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  • Commercial banking
    Webster aims to bolster health savings account business with latest deal

    The acquisition of Bend Financial will accelerate the Connecticut bank’s efforts to deliver an improved digital experience to HSA customers, executives said.

    By Allissa Kline
    Reporter
    February 16
  • Community banking
    A dot-com do-over: Affinity and high-yield banking stage a comeback

    As more consumers shop and bank online, Texas Capital and its rivals are competing for market share with concepts such as an American Airlines savings account that offers miles instead of interest and one that pays a 0.70% annual percentage yield, beating the national average of 0.06%.

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    By John Reosti
    Reporter
    February 15
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  • Credit unions
    A look at the unionization efforts at two small financial institutions

    Employees at Genesee Co-Op Federal Credit Union in New York and Beneficial State Bank in California formed unions in the past year to bargain for better wages and reform their corporate cultures. Will workers at other community institutions follow their lead?

    By Frank Gargano
    Data Reporter
    February 14
    Genesee Co-op Federal Credit Union walk-out
  • Payments
    Fintechs see fresh opportunity in Africa

    Mobile payments got an early start in parts of Africa more than a decade ago, but the continent's overall banking infrastructure lags far behind, creating a void for companies like AZA and WorldRemit to fill.

    By John Adams
    Executive Editor, Payments
    February 14
    Elizabeth Rossiello, AZA
  • Technology
    She loves me not: How banks can fight romance scams

    Faux love interests have netted more than $1 billion from victims in the past five years. Here's what banks can do to shield account holders from fraudsters.

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    By Carter Pape
    Technology Reporter
    February 11
  • Consumer banking
    U.S. consumers stand to save billions from banks' overdraft reforms

    Large and regional banks are not only slashing overdraft fees, they’re introducing small-dollar loans to help customers cope with income shortfalls. The policy changes made recently by just five banks could save consumers as much as $2 billion a year, according to a new analysis.

    By Allissa Kline
    Reporter
    February 10
  • Politics and policy
    CFPB chief ratchets up 'junk fee' rhetoric

    "In many cases, these are fees where there's not even a service provided or where the bank or financial institution doesn't even do any work,” Rohit Chopra of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau said Thursday in public remarks.

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    By Kate Berry
    Reporter
    February 10
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  • FedNow Field Guide for Banks
    What banks in North America need to know and do to offer FedNow services to their customers.
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  • Fraud detection
    30 banks, nonprofit team up to fight human trafficking at Super Bowl

    The Knoble, a nonprofit, is bringing together bank financial crime experts, law enforcement officers and the tech company Prove to help identify criminals and their victims in Los Angeles.

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    By Penny Crosman
    Executive Editor, Technology at Arizent
    February 9
    Ian Mitchell, founder, The Knoble
  • Payments
    What Apple's pact with Stripe means for the point of sale

    Tap to Pay on iPhone turns any of the tech giant's recent smartphones into a card reader, but since Apple doesn't provide its own merchant services, it stops short of becoming a direct threat to acquirers and payment facilitators.

    By John Adams
    Executive Editor, Payments
    February 8
    Jennifer Bailey, Apple Card
  • Consumer banking
    4Q rise in credit card balances was largest on record

    Borrowing on plastic climbed by $52 billion in the fourth quarter, the New York Fed found, as consumers splurged on holiday shopping and inflation drove up the cost of goods and services. It's the biggest jump in the 22 years the data has been tracked.

    By Jon Prior
    Staff Writer
    February 8
  • Tax
    Nasty family drama with Bank of America board member exposes tax risk of gifts

    R. David Yost and his soon-to-be-former son-in-law are slugging it out in court over allegations of tax evasion.

    By Lynnley Browning
    Managing Editor
    February 8
    Intrafamily loans have sparked a huge fight between a Wall Street executive and his son-in-law.
  • M&A
    Fed, OCC set public hearing on U.S. Bank-Union Bank deal

    The March hearing, to be hosted jointly by the Federal Reserve and the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, is coming at a time when lawmakers and community groups are pressing federal agencies to apply more scrutiny to bank mergers.

    By Jon Prior
    Staff Writer
    February 7
  • Consumer banking
    Democratic senators seek details on JPMorgan’s collection practices

    Six members of the Senate Banking Committee are asking questions about a flurry of lawsuits against credit card customers. The bank denies that it has resumed using robo-signing.

    By Jon Prior
    Staff Writer
    February 7
  • Payments
    Health care workers are quitting in droves. Can flexible paydays help?

    Earned wage access companies are finding that their product, which allows employees to receive a portion of their salary ahead of the traditional two-week cycle, can aid nurses and other professionals in addressing the work-life imbalance that contributes to the Great Resignation.

    By John Adams
    Executive Editor, Payments
    February 7
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