Retail & Commercial

The Boston bank, which has been targeted by an activist investor over its M&A strategy, isn't pursuing deals, CEO Denis Sheahan said Friday. Instead, the company is focused on organic growth and share buybacks.

Goldman Sachs makes leadership changes across its global credit business; JPMorganChase names Simon Dale global head of the credit portfolio group lending; Citi hires Anand Govind as a managing director on its technology investment banking team; and more in this week's banking news roundup.

The House Financial Services Committee passed a community bank tailoring bill 33-21.

Many servicing metrics look weaker amid lower rates although valuations can vary depending on companies' models, operations and portfolio composition.

Once seen as a sleepy corner of the financial services industry, asset servicing has become increasingly important for banks as artificial intelligence, blockchains and a generational transfer of wealth alter the landscape.

The Brazilian digital bank Banco Inter now has a license from the Federal Reserve Board and the state of Florida to establish a virtual "branch" in Miami.

Shares of the California lender surged 25% on news of the leadership change and preliminary fourth-quarter earnings.

The McLean, Virginia-based bank plans to close the deal in mid-2026, about a year after it sealed its landmark purchase of Discover Financial Services.

Three weeks after completing its "merger of equals" with Synovus Financial, Pinnacle Financial Partners said it plans to hire 225 to 250 revenue-generating bankers in 2026 across its newly expanded Southeast footprint.

Mortgage borrowers filed a third amended class action complaint against the bank over modification issues from 2010 to 2015.