Consumer banking
Consumer banking
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The nation’s largest bank has no retail presence outside of the U.S., but that will change later this year when it launches an online-only bank in the United Kingdom. CEO Jamie Dimon has hinted that if the venture proves successful, the Chase brand could eventually be rolled out in other parts of the world.
June 24 -
Splash recently raised $44 million from investors. It plans to use the funds to aid small institutions that lack the resources to build their own loan platforms but are flush with deposits and looking for new lending opportunities.
June 23 -
The $124 million buyout would give Farmers nearly $800 million of additional assets and deepen its presence in northeast Ohio.
June 23 -
The bank's holding company, CRB Group, has acquired PeerIQ, an online lending marketplace data provider backed by the former CEOs of Morgan Stanley and Citigroup. It's said it wants more deals like this one.
June 23 -
No-fee digital bank accounts subsidized by the Federal Reserve would help community banks draw in new customers and pay for technology upgrades, proponents of the idea say. But it's a hard sell to executives skeptical of government involvement in retail banking.
June 23 -
Sunwest Bank in Irvine, California, lets business customers open new checking accounts completely online, a technology challenge some large and regional financial institutions have yet to tackle.
June 22 -
Southern Bancorp, a community development financial institution, will devote part of a multimillion-dollar investment from the payments giant to developing technology that helps consumers budget, buy a home and more.
June 22 -
In buying the $1.5 billion-asset County Bancorp, Nicolet would become the second-largest bank in Wisconsin and the state’s No. 1 dairy lender. It's the second bank acquisition deal Nicolet has announced this quarter.
June 22 -
Revolut is in the early stages of a fundraising round that could value the British company at $20 billion or more.
June 21 -
Thomas Caldwell has run Middlefield Banc Corp. for 26 years.
June 18 -
They may look different, but for opening accounts, serving small businesses and satisfying consumers' need for cash, branches remain essential.
June 18 -
Verizon Family Money is an app and prepaid debit card where children can spend under the limits set by their parents.
June 17 -
Acquiring Pilot Bank would allow the credit union to serve members who live or vacation in Florida. The deal is the fifth deal this year in which a credit union is purchasing a bank.
June 17 -
With a big assist from M&T Bank, the software developer Magnusmode has added step-by-step instructions for conducting essential banking activities to its mobile service that caters to consumers on the autism spectrum.
June 17 -
After agreeing in March to be sold to a Florida real estate firm, Sunnyside accepted a higher bid from one of its investors, Rhodium BA Holdings.
June 17 -
The move is part of an effort by the largest U.S.-based bank to bring more of its digital banking services to other countries.
June 17 -
In the past five years combined only 14 banks failed to meet the minimum market capitalization for inclusion in the index. In this year's rebalancing, 82 are being removed and some may have to consider strategic options to appease investors.
June 16 -
Under the deal, the $425 billion-asset bank will become the exclusive card issuer for the home furnishings retailer, which long partnered with Alliance Data Systems.
June 15 -
Executives at Citizens Financial and Regions Financial said they plan to make policy changes that will reduce their reliance on the controversial but already dwindling charges.
June 15 -
While most financial institutions have been focused on upgrading their digital channels, Andrews Federal Credit Union in Maryland listened to its customers and modernized its newest branch. Among the new features are video teller machines, touch screens offering online and mobile banking tutorials and a game area for children.
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