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Like the three regional banks that failed last spring, New York Community grew quickly over a short period of time. One analyst said there's now "permanent damage" to the "investor psyche around growth banks."
February 14 -
Pam Habner, head of U.S. branded cards and lending at Citi, talks about what drew her to financial services and how to keep women in the game.
February 14 -
New regulations involving cryptocurrency and the results of key elections will impact the industry's success this year.
February 14 -
Senior loan officers recently told the Federal Reserve that loan demand weakened and underwriting tightened last quarter, but both at a slower pace than three months earlier. They anticipate demand for credit will improve, especially in the back half of the year — provided rates begin to fall.
February 13 -
Heartland Tri-State Bank, which failed after its CEO allegedly embezzled money to fund cryptocurrency investments, had received $21 million in advances from the Federal Home Loan Bank System.
February 12 -
In the largest deal based on the bank's assets announced since January 1, 2023, the credit union has nearly $12 billion in total assets and the target bank more than $1.5 billion in total assets.
February 12 -
Most large banks now have a C-suite officer overseeing AI. Here's why and what such a job entails.
February 12 -
The Federal Reserve expects to cut interest rates three times this year, some say as early as March, if data alllow those moves. Following the Jan. 30-31 FOMC meeting, Garrett Melson, portfolio strategist at Natixis Investment Managers Solutions, will provide his take on the meeting and Chair Jerome Powell's press conference.
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Just weeks ago, prospects seemed strong for bank stocks to regain ground after a volatile 2023. But renewed credit concerns stemming from issues at New York Community Bancorp, and the increasing odds that interest rates will remain high for months, have dampened that outlook.
February 7 -
Anne Clarke Wolff, a longtime Most Powerful Women in Banking honoree, on why she switched to starting her own investment bank advisory firm.
February 7 -
The top five banks and thrifts have more than $1 trillion in combined commercial and industrial loans as of September 30, 2023.
February 7 -
The British lender has named the company veteran its global head of leveraged finance as it seeks to capture more business from the giants of private equity.
February 6 -
When customers are targeted directly with fake text messages that lead to account takeover, artificial intelligence, and in some cases generative AI, can play a role in fighting the fraud, experts say.
February 5 -
With tougher capital requirements looming, a number of regionals including U.S. Bancorp, Huntington and Santander are using these new instruments to share risk with nonbank investors and lighten their capital load. Experts point out the pros and cons.
February 1 -
Experts explain which features customers expect, which they love and where banks are creating a competitive edge with their apps.
February 1 -
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Who controls the administrative agenda is the most important outcome of the election for banks. But the road to controlling that agenda runs through the Senate, where the political dynamics are considerably different than at the top of the ticket.
January 30
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Zeke Faux, a Bloomberg journalist, describes his two-year odyssey to better understand cryptocurrencies in his book "Number Go Up." His work proves to be an entertaining deep dive into an industry riddled with scams.
January 30
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The longtime Most Powerful Women in Banking honoree looks back on her 40-year career and the power of persistence.
January 29 -
With the growing interest in generative AI, it seems inevitable that some banking jobs will change while others will be eliminated entirely.
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