Consumer banking
Consumer banking
- Texas
Santander Consumer USA Holdings again delayed its second-quarter results and financial statement due to ongoing discussions with federal regulators about accounting issues.
August 23 -
United Bankshares in West Virginia has quietly become a $14 billion-asset player in its region thanks to the M&A strategy of its highly respected leader, Richard Adams, who has a way of establishing a rapport with community bank chiefs. One recent seller is a repeat customer.
August 23 -
Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton again pledged Tuesday to grant relief to small banks and credit unions if elected president, making her most high-profile commitment to the idea yet but analysts were skeptical of her ability to get it across the finish line.
August 23 -
Southern First Bank in Greenville, S.C., and Five Star Bank in Warsaw, N.Y., are entering new markets.
August 23 -
Some of blockchains biggest backers, including people with ties to IBM and JPMorgan, will gather Wednesday to work on the biggest issue hobbling the technology behind digital currency -- the absence of grown-up governance.
August 23 - Georgia
The latest lending figures show just how prodigious banks' shift from construction to C&I loans has been since the crisis. Yet a hard look at C&I credits, especially their loss rates, raises questions about whether they are safer.
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In a belated regulatory filing, Carver Bancorp in New York said its profits in the quarter that ended June 30 fell 8% from a year earlier, to $408,000, due to a double-digit increase in expenses.
August 23 -
Fundation Group, a New York-based online small-business lender, announced Tuesday that it has secured a $100 million credit facility from Goldman Sachs.
August 23 -
New specifications for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac's common mortgage application unveiled Tuesday add data points and remove obsolete questions, as well as include additional capabilities to promote digital mortgage workflows.
August 23 -
Companies like Prosper have revolutionized the front end of the consumer lending experience, but they have not proven able to handle even minor financial bumps without running off the road.
August 23 -
Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton renewed her pledge Tuesday to cut regulations for community banks and credit unions while also signaling plans to embrace the burgeoning fintech sector.
August 23 -
Sure, there is an inherent business tension between banks' digital offerings and personal financial management software. However, the ground rules for making account data available to consumers for use in external software products and apps are in place and the so-called rivalry is overblown.
August 23 -
Next month all U.S. banks and credit unions will be required to process speedier payments on the automated clearing house network. Here is what bankers need to know.
August 22 -
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau said Monday that Wells Fargo had engaged in illegal student loan servicing practices by processing payments to maximize late fees.
August 22 -
Howard Bank in Ellicott City, Md., has recruited a trio of BB&T executives to grow its commercial business.
August 22 -
Diebold Nixdorfs shiny new corporate moniker is already threatened by a possible deep investigation by U.K. authorities into the companys possible anti-competitive violations.
August 22 -
Wells Fargo & Co. will pay $3.6 million to the U.S. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and $410,000 in restitution to settle the regulator's claims over student-loan servicing policies that it says boosted costs for borrowers.
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Analytics tools for customer experience are an increasing priority for banks, but technology alone won't change anything. Banks also need to create an internal culture of data science.
August 22 -
The Windy City is littered with small, privately held banks, some of which are looking to sell. Here is an overview of the challenges and possible solutions faced by those banks and ones like them in clogged banking markets around the country.
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