Industry News
The Rhode Island bank's agreement to purchase power from Ørsted will support the development of a new wind farm in Kansas. Citizens will receive renewable energy credits.
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The number of U.S. banks has dropped by two-thirds since the mid-1980s. Everyone expects this trend to continue for the foreseeable future. But at what point does M&A cool?
September 21 -
The Cincinnati bank's new division will lend to nonbanks that make or bundle together residential mortgage loans, whose businesses have slowed as higher interest rates lower appetite for refinancing. The warehouse sector has seen "fierce competition" among banks lately, one analyst wrote.
September 20
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The megabank rolled out new and expanded employee diversity targets that it aims to meet by 2025. The goals include placing more Hispanics in leadership roles and boosting the number of LGBTQ+ members the company hires from colleges and universities.
September 20 -
More U.S. consumers are saddled with credit card debts for longer periods of time, according to a survey, struggling to pay down amid high inflation and rising interest rates.
September 19 -
The Minneapolis bank extended its purchase agreement until the end of 2022, six months after the deal's original targeted closing date. Large-bank acquisitions have been drawing closer regulatory scrutiny during the Biden administration.
September 16 -
The $536 million-asset credit union said the investment will "improve lives and close the racial and gender opportunity gaps" in Alabama, Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi and Tennessee.
September 16 -
The bank, which is seeking regulatory approval of its proposed First Horizon purchase, said that a quarter of the branches will be in majority-minority or low-to-moderate income neighborhoods. Progressive groups have argued that the $13.4 billion acquisition would harm low-income communities.
September 15 -
Allegiance Bancshares and CBTX received the final blessing they needed from the Fed to complete their proposed deal 10 months after it was announced. But regulators say the new company must take steps to attract more African American mortgage borrowers.
September 14 -
The fourth-largest U.S. bank by assets has commissioned an outside law firm to assess its diversity practices. Wells had previously resisted a shareholder proposal that would have authorized a similar review.
September 14
