Banking

The three megabanks will see their surcharges rise by 50 basis points, according to a new analysis of regulatory data. The Federal Reserve assesses the levies as a way to compensate for the impact that the collapse of a global systemically important bank would have on the financial system.

The business development company, one of the top Small Business Administration 7(a) lenders, has been waiting since mid-2021 for regulators to sign off on its deal for a New York community bank. It hopes to get the final green light from the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency in time for a January closing.

Carlyle Group plans to raise at least $8.5 billion for a new private credit fund, as it competes with rivals to snap up lending business abandoned by banks.

The Morning Star Federal Credit Union in Montana is expected to begin operations sometime in 2023, according to the National Credit Union Administration.

The Canadian banking giant reached a five-year deal with community groups that includes $40 billion in investments to underserved groups. BMO aims to close its acquisition of San Francisco-based Bank of the West before the end of the year.

President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said he approves of the two known remaining bidders for Citigroup's Mexican retail unit, after other potential buyers were derailed amid strict conditions put forth by Mexico's leader.

Canada's banks are expected to post their second straight quarter of declining earnings as the darkening economic outlook slows loan growth and prompts them to stockpile capital, outweighing the benefit of wider lending margins.

BlackRock and UBS Group are among major financial firms taking steps to be removed from a list of companies that Texas has classified as "boycotting" the fossil fuel industry.

Feeling that your bank is truly there for you is the difference between a bank account and a banking relationship.

Large banks are catching up to regionals and nontraditional institutions in overall reputation scores, but regional banks are winning when it comes to innovation.

Entrepreneurs often call fees a drawback of their current financial institution, according to research from Arizent. Banks should focus on developing long-term relationships with these customers, rather than charging for every service, experts say.

Wall Street reporting has left Main Street behind and you, dear banker, should be concerned. A new book, "The Future of Business Journalism," explains why.

After a judge dismissed a lawsuit brought under the anti-predatory-lending law, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and the Federal Trade Commission are urging an appeals court to reverse the ruling. They argue that lenders have little incentive to comply with the 2006 law if the threat of being sued gets diminished.

The $1.1 billion-asset Sikorsky Financial would combine with Bridgeport City Employees Federal Credit Union, which has $32 million of assets.

The Boston bank is engaged in a three-year endeavor to finance $5 billion to meet the credit needs of underserved communities. "This has to be in your DNA because you cannot fake it," CEO Nitin Mhatre said.

Pembroke, who had led the association since 2015, died Monday at age 55. Jerry Saalsaa, the organization's senior vice president and chief administrative officer, has been interim CEO since July and will continue in that role.

President Biden announced that his administration would extend the pandemic-era pause in student loan repayments through June 30 amid legal challenges to his college debt-forgiveness plan.

The top five have over seven billion dollars in total assets as of June 30, 2022.

Despite stiff competition, compounded with confusion surrounding President Biden's loan forgiveness program, credit unions managed to bring their student-loan portfolios back from pandemic lows.

Friendly Hills Bancorp will soon be called First Pacific — a name its CEO has coveted for years. First Missouri recently rebranded as Verimore, a name it made up by combining words from Latin and English. In both cases, the changes reflect the banks' expansion into new markets.