The French bank BNP Paribas SA is in advanced talks to buy the equities prime brokerage unit of Bank of America Corp., the Financial Times reports online Monday, citing unnamed sources, in a move that would boost the French bank's U.S. presence and let the Charlotte company scale down its investment banking business.
BNP Paribas was the only bidder for the prime brokerage business after others had withdrawn, the newspaper said.
Navy Federal Credit Union is among the financial institutions that see an opportunity to serve the 20% of Americans born between 1997 and 2012.
As it rolls out dozens of new products to up its game in stablecoins and artificial intelligence, the payment company is also working with sellers wishing to expand activities involving non-U.S. corridors.
Jim Richards, who served as the bank's head of anti-money-laundering compliance, says the Federal Reserve is wrongfully denying him compensation that was designed to keep him employed at Wells Fargo.
New Jersey-based ConnectOne Bancorp received FDIC approval for its merger with First of Long Island Corp; lending-services fintech Oportun makes changes to its board of directors; Associated Banc-Corp's Steven Zandpour will succeed David Stein as head of consumer and business banking; and more in this week's banking news roundup.
While Vista Bank is focusing on organic growth in Florida, it's positioning itself as a Texas buyer.
The Trump administration says it will nominate Jonathan McKernan to serve as Treasury undersecretary for domestic finance. McKernan has already been nominated as the next director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.
