Growth strategies

Citigroup CEO Jane Fraser says the company's abrupt decision to abandon a long-running sales process of its Mexican retail operations won't change its medium-term guidance nor the eventual plan to exit the unit and allows stock buybacks to resume.

The regional firm, whose parent is the 10th largest bank in the world by market capitalization, is eager to pitch top advisors seeking stability. At the same time, it's ramping up a major branding campaign with Major League Soccer and Apple to woo next-generation clients.

Wealth management lifted the firm's bottom line, as the unit's revenues rose 11% over the past year and it hauled in assets across multiple channels.

Bank regulators have historically neglected the needs of Black communities. Channeling funds to the banks that serve them would repair some of the damage.

Peapack-Gladstone Financial CEO Doug Kennedy is betting that giving his workforce the same hospitality training hotel employees receive will lead to better customer service and a healthier bottom line.

The merger of Columbia and Umpqua has created a $52 billion-asset bank rooted in the Pacific Northwest. CEO Clint Stein said the company has room to expand in California, Arizona, Colorado and Utah.

The Columbus, Ohio, bank hopes both to reduce costs and increase revenue by consolidating three segments into a single unit. Huntington is particularly focused on building out its wealth management business.

The San Francisco bank entered into a multiyear partnership with Choice Hotels, which operates brands such as Radisson, Comfort and Econo Lodge. The company had previously partnered on its credit cards with Barclays.

The two banks are now targeting May 27, three months later than their previous goal. The transaction, which would create a top-six U.S. bank by asset size, was originally expected to be completed last fall.