Retail & Commercial

The $1.9 billion deal – the industry's largest announced in 2017 – will create a bank with nearly $20 billion in assets.

Guest host Sam Maule chats with American Banker reporter Lalita Clozel and others about the OCC fintech charter, smart home devices, virtual assistants, the security and compliance issues posed by Alexa, and more.

The Stamford, Conn., credit card issuer reported net income of $576 million, up 5.3% from the same period a year earlier.

Donald Trump was sworn in Friday, but banking industry executives have spent the last two months envisioning a vastly different political, economic and regulatory climate. The dominant question in coming months will be how realistic those expectations are.

The Cincinnati bank will be advised by QED Investors on its fintech strategy.

The auto lending group is touting loan growth of more than 16% for its CU partners throughout 2016.

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Citizens Financial Group in Providence, R.I., reported bigger profits in the fourth quarter on the strength of loan growth and improvements in its loan yield.

On earnings calls this week CEOs expressed optimism for increased loan demand, a softer tone from regulators, a higher SIFI threshold and, potentially, a surge of interest in health savings accounts.

The South Carolina company plans to use proceeds for acquisitions and organic growth.