Deposits

The Los Angeles bank also benefited from a reduced reliance on costlier certificates of deposit.

If banks with high loan-to-deposit ratios overpay for brokered and promotion-driven deposits to fuel loan growth, they run the eventual risk of a liquidity crunch in an era when deposits — and the economy itself — are expected to be more volatile.

The San Diego company said the deal will bring in low-cost deposits and create a new source of fee income.

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The field is crowded, but that’s not stopping well-established banks from trying to reach new markets by creating separately branded digital units.

On Dec. 31, 2017. Dollars in thousands.

More buyers, spurred by increased lending and an improved economy, are pursuing deals for banks with an abundance of cheap deposits.

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Online banks and some credit unions are responding to Fed rate hikes by aggressively raising deposit rates on CDs, savings accounts and money market products, while the nation's biggest banks are largely standing pat — for now.

With rate hikes aplenty expected this year, Wells Fargo and Bank of America are said to be subdividing key markets to target deposit pricing in the future and minimize costs. These are among several innovative steps large banks are taking to prepare for more competition for deposits.