Banking

American Banker's annual recognition of the most powerful women in banking includes two CIOs and the newly created position of chief data and analytics officer at a megabank.

Caution among business owners has held down loans at the megabank and many of its smaller competitors. But third-quarter earnings suggest activity is rebounding.

Bank of America, Wells Fargo and U.S. Bank are among the institutions taking advantage of regulatory tailwinds to get more aggressive.

Analysts peppered CEO Jane Fraser with questions about whether Citigroup, already hit hard by its regulators, could face asset growth restrictions. She said there is "absolutely nothing" in the works that could impact the megabank's businesses.

Citadel Federal Credit Union's $6.5 million deal with the Justice Department settles allegations of discriminatory lending around Philadelphia. It was the DOJ's first-ever redlining order against a credit union.

The megabank's scale hasn't made it immune from the deposit wars that have crimped bank profits. But the "stabilization" that Wells Fargo flagged is a positive sign as other banks start reporting earnings.

The megabank reported a big increase in credit costs for the third quarter, which included a reserve build of $1 billion.

Canaccord Genuity Group hires Nadine Ahn, who was fired from Royal Bank of Canada in April; Citigroup establishes a new banking executive team to oversee its commercial and investment banking work under Vis Raghavan; and more in this week's banking news roundup.

While companies trust banks and typically maintain their core relationship with small businesses, the industry's dominant position is hardly set in stone, according to a survey by American Banker.

The Canadian bank's stateside retail operations will be hamstrung by a massive anti-money-laundering settlement. But executives said the company can lean on both its Wall Street business and lines of revenue north of the border.

President Joe Biden called on Congress to return to Washington to make sure Small Business Administration loans don't run out after Hurricanes Milton and Helene devastated large swaths of the Southeast.

The sweeping enforcement actions will be a watershed event for TD Bank's U.S. subsidiary, which had previously been a promising growth engine.

Los Angeles dispute resolution platform Ejudicate was banned by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau for forcing borrowers into arbitration with an affiliated creditor.

Now that earnings season has kicked off, investors will be paying close attention for signs of loan growth and deposit pricing relief, though analysts don't expect improvements to materialize right away.

He will succeed Kevin Riley, who previously announced plans to step down this year. Reuter retired last spring after leading FirstBank Holding in Colorado since 2017.

First State Bank of Purdy is on the forefront of new technology from Jack Henry & Associates thanks to the decades-long relationship between the bank and Jack Henry himself.

The Honolulu-based bank's board continues to recommend selling to Hope Bancorp in Los Angeles, despite a competing offer that includes a higher price tag.

It won't be cryptocurrencies or central bank digital coins that revolutionize global finance, but rather banks offering deposit tokens that have many of the benefits of both.

The legendary investor has been reducing his 13-year-old stake in BofA. It's the most recent instance of Buffett profiting from a big bet on a troubled financial institution.

The veteran turnaround executive was hired in 2020 to salvage the troubled banking company after the Justice Department launched a far-reaching probe of its mortgage lending practices. It agreed to sell to Florida-based EverBank.