Consumer banking
Consumer banking
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We revisit some of the best comments readers posted to AmericanBanker.com and BankThink.com in 2012.
January 2 -
When account opening was proving too slow, AloStar Bank of Commerce turned to a solution that automatically performs identity and credit checks.
January 1 -
A longtime director of the troubled First Financial Northwest (FFNW) has retired from the Renton, Wash., company's board.
December 31 -
Regulators apparently agree with widespread criticism that the vast foreclosure review process went off the rails.
December 31 -
C1 Bank will likely need to strengthen its compliance department before buying a branch in downtown Miami from U.S. Century Bank.
December 31 -
Jacksonville Bancorp (JAXB) in Florida has sold roughly $25.1 million of troubled assets and completed its previously announced $50 million capital raise.
December 31 -
As 2012 progressed, one thing became strikingly clear: the card networks do not want to be left behind as new digital payment methods threaten plastic.
December 31 -
Despite a lackluster track record in 2012, the two SuperPACs formed by bankers are vowing to increase their influence before the next election hits.
December 31 -
Cybercriminals will target small banks, mobile platforms and cutting-edge payment forms in an effort to delay service and obtain data next year.
December 31 -
Capitol Bancorp (CBCRQ) in Lansing, Mich., has reached a tentative agreement to sell its Sunrise Bank of Albuquerque to a group of unnamed investors.
December 31 -
Carlile Bancshares in Fort Worth, Texas, has completed a deal that adds significantly to its branch network in Colorado.
December 31 -
Private equity firms could unload their bank investments if a weak economy and sluggish earnings persist.
December 31 -
United Community Banks (UCBI) in Blairsville, Ga., has registered $35 million in senior notes on behalf of several outside investors.
December 31 -
Sun Bancorp (SNBC) in Vineland, N.J., has received the Federal Reserve Board's blessing to hire Thomas R. Brugger as its chief financial officer.
December 31 -
QNB Corp. (QNBC) in Quakertown, Pa., is preparing to complete its previously announced succession plan.
December 31 -
Happy third anniversary, Brian Moynihan. Investors and others are complimenting your work streamlining the troubled Bank of America — and debating whether a new CEO is needed to kick-start growth.
December 31 -
Sound Community Bancorp in Seattle has ditched its federal thrift charter. The Washington State Department of Financial Institutions approved an application last week from Sound Community Bank for a state commercial bank charter, which went into effect immediately.
December 31 -
Bankers say their decisions and progress are retarded by uncertainty about pending government actions. That's nonsense. Seldom has the future been as clear as it is today.
December 31 -
The U.S. Senate confirmed Carol Galante as head of the Federal Housing Administration, the agency she has spent more than a year running as acting FHA commissioner.
December 31 -
The $1.8 billion-asset subsidiary of CNB Financial Corp. (CCNE) said Friday it has appointed Richard Greslick chief operating officer.
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