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Citigroup, Bank of America, Wells Fargo and KeyCorp are part of a coalition that last year pledged to move $1 billion of deposits to minority depository institutions and community development financial institutions. On Thursday, organizers announced that the group has reached its goal.

After outsize profits at banks during the early stages of the pandemic led to big increases in compensation, chief executives collected a 7% median pay raise in 2022. The decline in stock prices following the recent banking crisis could weigh on the size of this year's awards.

The Tennessee-based bank was supposed to be acquired this year, but the merger fell apart a month ago. Now executives say that employees are energized as they reengage with clients who are relieved that they won't be switched away from First Horizon's systems.

Jennifer Schachterle will oversee the Home Loan bank's relationships with nearly 330 members. Two former members — Silicon Valley Bank and First Republic — failed this year, and consolidation has also thinned its ranks.

Bankers and a key government supervisor say the downfalls of multiple regional lenders reminded regulators that traditional M&A is better for the industry than failed-bank-deals.

During last year's proxy season, 14 large and midsize banks reported granting special awards in an effort to retain C-level executives. So far this year, just four banks have done so, reflecting a gloomier economic outlook, consultants say.

Both loan demand and credit availability have contracted sharply, according to senior executives at several of the nation's largest banks. Their comments came against the specter of a potential recession.