Deposits

The pending deal will help keep the Canadian bank's funding costs low, since Bank of the West has a strong core deposit portfolio, executives said Tuesday. BMO is sticking with its year-end timeline for closing the acquisition.

One of the most popular lending platforms for holders of nonfungible tokens such as Bored Apes to borrow against their collections is revising its terms after a drop in prices threatened to trigger the liquidation of much of the collateral backing many of the loans.  

Advances by Federal Home Loan banks hit a 15-year low last year, but commercial banks and other financial institutions are clamoring for more as loan demand has increased and deposits have ebbed. How long will the trend continue?

Data as of Mar. 31, 2022. Dollars in thousands.

Consumers should be aware that the FDIC does not protect their money if a fintech goes belly up.

The San Francisco fintech collected $1.6 billion in deposits during the second quarter after buying a small bank earlier this year. Though SoFi pays relatively high rates to its depositors, CEO Anthony Noto said the company's funding costs are far lower than they were before the bank acquisition.

The last time inflation burned hot, consumers could put money in the bank and watch it grow like the prices on store shelves, easing much of the pain. Not this time — and that’s stoking profits for U.S. lenders.

The San Antonio-based bank reported 17% deposit growth during the second quarter. CEO Phil Green was critical of competitors that resist paying more to depositors, saying: “We don’t think that’s a credible position.”

The Salt Lake City company benefited during the second quarter from the Federal Reserve’s rate increases, partially offsetting higher expenses and falling noninterest income.

The Federal Reserve’s aggressive tightening is putting some pricing pressure on digital banks that rely on high-yield savings accounts. But the increases are not keeping pace with the central bank’s rate hikes, and the caution may continue in the face of economic uncertainty.