Retail & Commercial

Wall Street banks that lent $13 billion to help fund Elon Musk's buyout of Twitter have been quietly sounding out hedge funds and other asset managers for their interest in a chunk of the buyout debt at deeply discounted prices.

The San Francisco company is now estimating a net interest margin of 2.45% for the fourth quarter, down from 2.71% three months earlier. The profitability metric has suffered as customers ask for higher rates on their deposits.

Former Goldman Sachs Group banker Asante Berko was arrested on charges that he orchestrated bribes to Ghanaian officials while employed at the investment bank.

The $186 million deal, announced in November 2021, was originally expected to close in the first half of this year. "The environment for M&A is just more challenging," an OceanFirst executive says.

During the third quarter, the industry braced for a potential recession by making it harder for borrowers to access credit, according to a new Federal Reserve survey. Bankers indicated that they are ready to take stronger action in a downturn that many of them now see as likely.

The prepaid wireless provider needs ways to reduce churn, and it has created a neobank to do that. However, it comes with a boatload of fees.

F.N.B. Corp. in Pittsburgh is cutting a pair of overdraft-related fees by between $2 and $8 — relatively modest changes compared with those enacted by some larger banks. At the same time, it's taking various steps to make it easier for customers to avoid the controversial charges.

During the third quarter, revenues at the online consumer lender fell by 31% from the previous three months. CEO Dave Girouard expressed dissatisfaction but also argued that the company's lending model is working as intended.

Citigroup said it agreed to buy Deutsche Bank's Mexican bank license amid plans to set up a local unit as the New York-based lender exits retail operations in the country.

The Canadian-owned bank vowed to appeal the large verdict, which illustrated the risks that banks take on when they shoulder the liabilities of companies they acquire.