Banking

The Salt Lake City company benefited during the second quarter from the Federal Reserve’s rate increases, partially offsetting higher expenses and falling noninterest income.

Efforts to recruit millennials and Generation Z include letting cardholders select preferred names and pronouns, offering rewards for gas purchases and providing financial guidance.

The Federal Reserve’s aggressive tightening is putting some pricing pressure on digital banks that rely on high-yield savings accounts. But the increases are not keeping pace with the central bank’s rate hikes, and the caution may continue in the face of economic uncertainty.

The company says it’s making progress on other parts of its business-model revamp — including a shift to lower-cost deposit sources — while regulators weigh its application to buy Flagstar Bancorp in Troy, Michigan.

Democrats and Republicans on the House Financial Services Committee appeared diametrically opposed on the future of overdraft fees, with GOP lawmakers warning that a crackdown would push consumers toward payday loans.

Energy loan balances at the Oklahoma bank grew 6% from the prior quarter, and unfunded commitments to companies in the sector increased 11%. “This has been a really historic opportunity for BOK Financial Financial to take market share,” said CEO Stacy Kymes.

Silvio Tavares, the credit score company’s relatively new leader, is honing its models to be more inclusive, for instance by taking into account rent payment data and bank account data. 

It's a mistake to assume that potential customers recall long-ago sales interactions. You must refresh their memories.

Indiana-based Old National Bancorp says it has invested $1 billion in floors, collars and other credit hedges in case of a sudden shift in interest rate policy.

"Voluntary changes are not enough to assure that our lowest-income consumers will be protected in the long run," writes the Democratic House member from New York City.

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau claimed that Hyundai Capital America hurt borrowers by incorrectly reporting they were late on payments.

Former Goldman Sachs Group banker Brijesh Goel was released on $500,000 bail after being charged with insider trading.

The deal comes on top of the company’s previously announced agreement to acquire another Wisconsin bank, Denmark Bancshares.

Somerset Savings Bank will convert to a stock-owned bank before merging with Regal Bancorp, the holding company for the $545 million-asset Regal Bank, also in New Jersey.

President Biden is considering extending a pause on student loan repayments for several more months, as well as forgiving $10,000 in student loan debt per borrower, according to people familiar with the matter, as he seeks to appeal to young voters ahead of the November midterms.

UBS signaled that it’s part of a broad probe by U.S. regulators into messaging by bank employees that’s likely to saddle lenders with fines of about $1 billion.

Financial institutions such as Encore Bank, Central Pacific Bank, Climate First Bank and Lead Bank are in various stages of exploring or accelerating relationships with fintechs, even as market conditions make the Baas business model less attractive.

In her new book, “Direct: The Rise of the Middleman Economy and the Power of Going to the Source,” Columbia Law professor Kathryn Judge examines how middlemen offer — and often limit — consumer choice.

Under the leadership of new CEO Rob Holmes, the Dallas-based company has embarked upon a top-to-bottom transformation to become the "flagship financial services firm" of the Lone Star State. But can Holmes make progress quickly enough to satisfy impatient investors?

Data as of Mar. 31, 2022. Dollars in thousands.