Consumer banking
Consumer banking
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The Alabama company agreed to buy two nonbank lenders earlier this year. It’s still on the lookout for possible deals, potentially in corporate finance or wealth management, its chief financial officer told American Banker.
October 22 -
Building on four years of rapid growth in Dallas, Business First expects the acquisition to help it grow into a regional bank.
October 21 -
The auto lender’s acquisition of Fair Square Financial would diversify its consumer product lineup. The pandemic derailed its last effort to buy a card company.
October 21 -
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Goldman Sachs, Truist and Regions have all made deals to acquire home improvement lenders. Here's why their executives are so bullish on the sector.
October 20 -
DBS Group Holdings and Standard Chartered are among the lenders planning to bid for Citigroup consumer banking assets in Asia as the U.S. lender divests units across five markets in the region, according to people familiar with the matter.
October 20 -
The Indiana company told investors that it’s ready to complete its combination with First Midwest Bancorp but that it’s unclear whether a recently filed mortgage discrimination lawsuit will get in the way of Fed approval.
October 19 -
Fintechs have led the way in installment lending, but banks, credit card issuers and payments companies are responding with products of their own. Here's an overview of what they're rolling out.
October 19 -
New enlistees typically lack credit histories, so the $1.2 billion-asset lender is using other transaction data to underwrite loans. It's a common practice among large banks and fintechs but rare for a community bank.
October 18 -
Year to date through June 30, 2021. Dollars in thousands.
October 18 -
Consumers are saving more and borrowing less, making it harder for credit unions to meet a key ratio that the National Credit Union Administration uses to gauge their financial health.
October 15 -
The lender will take a $21.6 million charge related to damage a customer sustained from Hurricane Ida, leading analysts to predict a major drag on earnings. So far, there is little indication that other banks have been similarly affected.
October 15 -
The new ATMs deter card-skimming fraud through encryption, individually paired card readers and a design that requires users to dip their cards at an angle.
October 15 -
Goldman Sachs Group posted a surprise jump in its trading business, rounding out a stellar quarter for Wall Street’s biggest banks.
October 15 -
The bank looks at every opportunity to expand in the U.S. through organic growth or acquisition and will consider them all as they become available, the head of Toronto-Dominion Bank’s U.S. operations says.
October 14 -
U.S. consumers have been more punctual than ever before in paying back debts as the economy rebounds from the pandemic.
October 14 -
The company posted a 58% increase in net income, fueled by increased loan demand from both consumers and businesses, as pandemic fears ease. It expects strong GDP growth through next year.
October 14 -
Wells Fargo beat analysts’ expectations for third-quarter profit, another positive sign for Chief Executive Charlie Scharf’s turnaround efforts, but expenses were higher than anticipated and loans fell.
October 14 -
Bank of America beat analysts’ earnings estimates as fees climbed at the company’s dealmaking unit, boosted by a record-breaking period for mergers and acquisitions.
October 14 -
Spending on cards continued to increase during the third quarter, while loan balances rose slightly and payment rates began to return to more normal levels. A top company executive expressed confidence that loan growth will pick up but said, “It’s going to take time.”
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