Consumer banking
Consumer banking
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Can ATM messaging prompt consumers to like and follow their banks? Regions, which will promote social media via ATMs in 2013, and Wells, which has done so for some time, believe the answer is "yes."
September 21 -
If TAG is senselessly allowed to expire, many depositors may sever their relationships with the smaller banks in their communities and opt to place their money under the "protection" of the Too Big to Fail institutions.
September 21 -
CapStone Bank in Raleigh, N.C., has agreed to buy Patriot State Bank in Fuquay-Varina, N.C., for roughly $10.6 million.
September 21 -
The company paid roughly $939,000 to repurchase a warrant that would have allowed the Treasury Department to buy about 543,300 shares of BNC's common stock at $8.63 per share, BNC said in a regulatory filing Thursday.
September 21 -
Big banks hire a former governor (Pawlenty) as their top lobbyist. An FDIC official (Hoenig) slams their behavior. And the FHFA proposes linking GSE fees to foreclosure costs.
September 21 -
A task force led by New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman and formed to probe misconduct in the mortgage market during the run-up to the financial crisis may be getting ready to take action.
September 21 -
RBS Citizens Financial Group and TD Bank have won tentative approval to settle a class-action lawsuit that charges them with imposing excessive overdraft fees on debit-card users.
September 20 -
First California Financial Group is on the verge of announcing an agreement to sell itself, possibly to UnionBanCal or CVB Financial — and not hostile bidder PacWest, sources familiar with the matter say.
September 20 -
VIENNA, Va. – Navy FCU plans to open a new branch in Savannah, Ga., a mile away from Hunter Army Airfield, to serve 8,000 members in the area.
September 20 -
GROTON, Conn. – Charter Oak FCU has begun construction on its $18-million, 65,000-square-foot headquarters and branch project in nearby Waterford.
September 20 -
The selection of Tim Pawlenty as the Financial Services Roundtable's new CEO was a shock to those inside and outside Washington. We answer frequently asked questions about why he was chosen and what it means for the Roundtable — and the industry.
September 20 -
The advantages a public company has in buying open banks outweighed the relatively low pricing of its initial public offering, National Bank Holdings CEO Timothy Laney said on its first day of trading.
September 20 -
Fannie Mae is telling small lenders and servicers that it will cap the volume of loans they can sell to the government-sponsored enterprise based on their net worth and other factors, National Mortgage News has learned.
September 20 -
The Alabama lender says it intends to lower fees and relax repayment terms in response to customer feedback, not criticism from consumer groups.
September 20 -
The Federal Reserve Board has terminated written agreements with Capital Community Bancorp. in Provo, Utah, and Coconut Grove Bank in Miami.
September 20 -
The Cincinnati company will continue to sponsor Roush Fenway Racing next year, despite the abrupt departure of Matt Kenseth.
September 20 -
Tim Pawlenty is hardly the first prominent politician to turn into a bank lobbyist. Indeed, there's a long line of them.
September 20 -
Richard Cordray, the director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Director, suggested that lenders should not be overly concerned about potential legal liability for making so-called "qualified mortgages."
September 20 -
Oak Bank of Chicago plans to use the Premier core processing platform, as well as Fiserv products for mobile banking, branch capture and merchant source capture.
September 20 -
Several merchant groups are asking members of Congress to hear their opposition to the swipe-fee settlement announced in July.
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