Consumer banking
Consumer banking
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Freddie Mac is growing its single-family business and taking market share from its fellow government-sponsored enterprise Fannie Mae.
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Wells Fargo and Live Oak Bank were the top lenders in the Small Business Administration's 7(a) loan program, helping lead the agency program to its most successful fiscal year.
November 6 -
Banks are not closing branches fast enough to keep up with the exodus to online banking. The percentage of branches with low transaction volume is on the rise, according to a new study. Bankers say they are on the case, but there are obstacles to simply hanging a "closed" sign on the front door.
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It has been three months since Bankwell Financial's CEO left abruptly. Some observers say it might make sense for Bankwell and others in a similar spot to consider selling while no change-of-control payout is involved.
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The U.K. Financial Conduct Authority is preparing to levy fines ranging from 225 million pounds ($358 million) to 250 million pounds against six banks in the first settlements in a global probe into currency manipulation allegations.
November 6 -
Beneficial Bancorp in Philadelphia could raise as much as $633 million through its second-step conversion.
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Lack of diversity in the sales force is one of several nagging issues underlying mortgage lenders' concerns about tepid home sales.
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Tucker, Albin and Associates Inc., a Richardson, Texas-based commercial debt recovery firm, has been certified by the Commercial Law League of America (CLLA).
November 6 -
Executives at The Intelitech Group and eBureau will lead a session Friday at ACA International's Fall Forum & Expo at the Hyatt Regency in San Francisco.
November 6 -
City leaders in Charleston, W.Va. hope to recover an estimated $3.1 million in delinquent fees by publishing the names of the largest offenders on the city's website.
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U.S. asset manager Fortress Investment Group and Italy's Prelios, a real estate group, are expected to jointly purchase UCCMB, the debt collection unit of UniCredit, Italy's largest bank by assets.
November 6 -
Opus Bank in Irvine, Calif., has signed a lease to open its first banking office in Oregon.
November 6 -
Most customers who go into bank branches aren't in the mood to entertain a forceful sales pitch. But if they're pleased with the service they receive, they'll be a lot more willing to learn more about a bank's additional offerings.
November 6 -
Freddie Mac will return $2.8 billion to the Treasury Department next month, bringing its total payments to about $20 billion above what it got in aid after the 2008 credit crisis.
November 6 -
A court in Puerto Rico court has affirmed its decision that Doral Financial is entitled to a $230 million tax refund from the territory's Treasury Department.
November 6 -
The Massachusetts Division of Banks plans to hold a public hearing today on proposed changes to state lending regulations.
November 6 -
As U.S. auto lending has boomed, the industry especially its subprime sector has become a growing target for a slew of prosecutors and regulators. Here are seven government agencies to keep an eye on.
November 6 -
Years of budget cuts are having a negative impact on the ability of the Internal Revenue Service to collect delinquent taxes, according to a new government report.
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Glacier Bancorp in Kalispell, Mont., has agreed to buy Montana Community Banks Inc. in Ronan, Mont.
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Late Wednesday, Banner Corp. in Walla Walla, Wash., announced it would acquire AmericanWest Bank in a $702 million stock-and-cash deal.
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