Financial institutions

Longstanding familiarity with each other and years of informal talks helped the companies negotiate their $7.6 billion merger in just two months.

On Dec. 31, 2021. Dollars in thousands.

Toronto-Dominion Bank Chief Executive Bharat Masrani said he’s still interested in a major acquisition to add to the firm’s U.S. retail operations, and that he’s unfazed by the recent valuation surge for the regional lenders that would be his most likely targets.

Organizers of the Florida de novo will need to raise $17 million in capital before opening.

Caroline Taylor, who recently ran Small Business Administration lending at Capital One, aims to expand her team at Regions, help steer borrowers into economic recovery and reach out to women and minority small-business owners who have been underserved.

Democrats have proposed a Congressional Review Act resolution to strike down the OCC rule, arguing it enables "rent-a-bank" schemes.

The tennis legend will also serve as a strategic adviser on gender equality issues and First Women's Bank, which will be mostly owned and run by women.

The depositor-owned banks are discouraged from participating in the Emergency Capital Investment Program because they can't issue preferred stock to back loans for underserved communities. It's another reason to overhaul their capital rules, mutuals argue.

The fintech, which has applied for a California banking license and federal deposit insurance, aims to become a full-service online bank for 1 million Americans by year-end, says Ron Oliveira, its U.S. chief executive.

Changes to CDFI Fund regulations could make it significantly easier to raise the capital required to get a new institution off the ground.