Banking

An administrative law judge has recommended that a trio of onetime Wells executives be ordered to pay a combined $18.5 million in connection with the bank's fake-accounts scandal.

Executives at the Minneapolis company said Wednesday that they expect earnings-per-share accretion to be higher than they previously anticipated. But their estimate for merger-related expenses also rose.

After focusing its de novo branching plans on the Carolinas in recent years, the Cincinnati-based bank is ready to shift its attention to Florida and — eventually — to Nashville and Atlanta.

The Dallas-based company is expanding in the Southeast and the Mountain West, and overhauling its digital systems, as part of a plan that executives say will pay off over a two- to five-year period.

Citigroup is seeing countries around the world roll into recessionary environments, with the U.S. economy on track to follow them in the second half of next year, Chief Executive Jane Fraser said.

The bank looked within its own ranks to find its next chief credit officer and to fill the newly created chief banking officer position. It continues a search for its next finance chief following a spate of departures.

Skyla Credit Union in Charlotte, North Carolina, plans to add 9,600 members and $265 million of assets through its deal with Parsons Federal Credit Union.

Houston-based Save, which lets consumers save and invest from the same account, closed on its most recent round of funding last month, led by BNP Paribas and joined by Webster Bank.

Barclays' chief operating officer is stepping down, setting off an overhaul of its top rankks.

Investment bankers working on mergers and acquisitions need to review their due diligence processes to ensure deals aren't upended by an evolving set of ESG risks, according to Berkeley Research Group.

After several years when the scandal-plagued bank was focused on cost cutting, CEO Charlie Scharf indicated Tuesday that the company has opportunities to expand revenue across every line of business.

Though the Phoenix-based Carvana has seen its share price plummet and sales weaken amid macroeconomic headwinds, Ally CEO Jeffrey Brown predicted the used-car retailer will "get through this" and remain an important source of business.

CEO Bill Rogers affirmed the North Carolina bank's commitment to an expansion of Truist Insurance Holdings. But he declined to comment on a recent report that the company was exploring the potential sale of up to 30% of the business.

Veridian Credit Union's deal for American Investors Bank and Mortgage is the 12th this year in which a credit union would acquire a bank.

Citigroup and creditors of Revlon fighting over an accidental $900 million payment the bank made two years ago said they are close to resolving their litigation over the mistake.

The New York bank's agreement to pay $204 million in stock for Salisbury Bancorp moves NBT into complementary markets in Connecticut and Massachusetts while boosting an already substantial wealth management operation.

The Texas company has set up commercial banking offices in Charleston and Greenville, and it has established a private banking office in Atlanta. Its long-term goal is to build a branch network in some key Southeastern markets.

Roughly 40,000 residents of Moore County have been left without power since Saturday, when gunfire damaged two substations. Financial institutions are urging residents to use online banking and call centers if they do not have access to a branch.