PNC

Stephanie Novosel, head of commercial banking at PNC Bank, faced one particularly significant challenge last year — helping with the acquisition of BBVA's American banking business.

Raised by parents who taught school and coached high school kids, Alina Crisi never planned on a career in financial services. But her innate skill in managing people and organizations has powered her quick rise at PNC Bank.

A predecessor bank, Allegiant Bancorp of St. Louis, was accused of fraud and breach of fiduciary duty in connection with a scheme run by a seller of funeral contracts.

The bank is working with DailyPay and The Clearing House's RTP network to bring a smidge more speed — and certainty — to earned-wage access payments.

Stubbs moved from Ohio to Texas last year to open PNC's first customer care center in the Lone Star State. Then the pandemic hit.

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The regional wants to “play offense” with the proceeds of its $17 billion BlackRock stake; shares of some bank shares jumped 6% Thursday but remain well behind the rest of the market.

A Denver company says that the $410 billion-asset bank used its confidential information to create a copycat product and poach its customers. PNC is contesting the allegations.

CEO William Demchak said the bank has witnessed "a lot of mischief" among customers who open checking accounts to collect bonuses and then never use the accounts again.