Banking

Chief Information Officer Scott Case and his staff are building patent-pending technology to transfer data from legacy BB&T and SunTrust systems to new digital channels while preserving the best of each company's platforms elsewhere.

Wells Fargo reached a settlement with the U.S. Justice Department over claims it overcharged commercial customers who used the bank’s foreign exchange services.

Banks should be careful not to overreact to the pandemic recession and assume that the public is willing to forgo personal service. More than 40% of consumers say having a branch nearby is their primary reason for picking a bank.

Genesis Bank, the second minority depository institution aimed at multiple demographic groups, says loan demand has far exceeded expectations and that it will seek additional capital to meet the credit of needs Asian, Black and Hispanic consumers in Southern California.

Russell Columbo will step down Oct. 31 after 15 years at the helm. The $4 billion-asset company has named its COO, Tim Myers, to succeed Columbo.

The bank wanted to diversify its risk and use different cloud-computing services for routine and unpredictable workloads, explains Saul Van Beurden, the head of technology at Wells.

A new study from Moody’s found a small correlation between greater gender diversity and higher credit ratings. But researchers at the ratings firm warned that their efforts were hampered by a lack of consistent data.

Companies like Ally are mimicking the approach of fintechs by curbing overdraft charges and instituting other changes. It is a sign that startups’ efforts to improve customer experience were successful and that competition in digital-first banking will intensify.

The Boston company is set to become the nation’s largest custody bank after paying a premium for a Brown Brothers Harriman unit. Executives and analysts say Brown Brothers may have been the last chance for any of the country's major custodians to achieve meaningful growth through M&A.

Billions in funds earmarked for credit unions under the Treasury’s Emergency Capital Investment Program and other federal programs couldn’t be used to meet risk-based capital requirements without the proposed change.

With an estimated $28.6 million in excess funding for 2021, the regulator chose to direct a portion of that sum to hiring and cyber protections.

The midsize regional has long wanted to be a player in VC banking. Its deal for the U.S. arm of Israel's Bank Leumi would give Valley global scale in this lucrative line of business.

Marc Womack, a former executive at JPMorgan Chase, Capital One and GE Capital, will join the subprime auto lender next month.

The deal would propel New York-based Valley National into the ranks of the nation's 30 largest banks.

In the last 10 months, three banks based overseas have announced their exit from retail banking in this country. Rising competition, revenue challenges and a pressing need to spend big on technology are driving the moves.

SPIRE Credit Union and Midland Co-op Credit Union both began as Twin City Oil Co-ops Credit Union, but separated in 1940 at the recommendation of regulators.

The institution, which dates to the mid-1800s, helped fuel the state’s growth during the 19th and 20th centuries. Its charter will cease to exist when it's sold to U.S. Bancorp.

Shelly Brown, who was most recently the credit union’s senior vice president of operations, was tapped to lead the institution.

Its deal for the unaffiliated but similarly mission-focused Amalgamated Bank of Chicago would create a $7.6 billion-asset institution serving unions, nonprofits and organizations that support environmental sustainability and social enterprises.

The Dallas-based bank holding company said it would pay $62.5 million in cash to buy the privately held North Avenue Capital, the top lender in the USDA's Business & Industry program.