Financial institutions

On Jun. 30, 2019. Dollars in thousands.

Count Citizens Financial’s Bruce Van Saun among those who think interest rate cuts could halt by mid-2020. The key, he says, is to focus on delivering services customers are willing to pay fees for and to skillfully reprice deposits until then.

A regulatory proposal to ease the initial margin buffer on certain derivatives trading could be harmful to the economy.

The companies say they're working hard to complete their deal this year — including spending millions on retention payments and other items — but there's no guarantee how quickly regulators will make their decisions.

The Pittsburgh company’s “branch lite” approach to retail and middle-market banking in new markets will break even sooner than expected and has had a noticeable impact on loans and deposits.

The Minneapolis company attributed the uptick to new tech tools, additional loan officers and other process improvements — not to mention the refi boom fueled by lower rates. It’s a formula other banks are expected to copy.

Executives sent a letter to the federal banking regulators last month expressing concern that an alternative to the London interbank offered rate could limit credit availability.

The application for Riverside Bank of Dublin comes just six months after another group opened a bank in a nearby market.

The Minneapolis bank says recent investments in its retail operation contributed to strong improvement in home lending and mortgage banking fees.

Perhaps the biggest test that Charles Scharf will face when he starts next week will be how to control expenses while still trying to make the necessary investments in risk management to satisfy regulators.

On Jun. 30, 2019. Dollars in thousands.

On Jun. 30, 2019. Dollars in thousands.

Investors got a reminder that the bank isn’t past its problems even as it seeks a fresh start under a new leader.

Better-than-expected trading results also helped to boost net income.

A healthy increase in consumer banking revenue also helped drive an 8% jump in profits at the nation's largest banking company.

The central bank finalized a host of regulatory-relief changes mostly benefiting midsize and regional banks that hew closely to proposals issued in April and last fall.

OUR Community Bank would focus on small-business loans with an emphasis on underserved Hispanic and Latino communities in South Florida.

Maine Harvest Federal Credit Union, which will serve farmers and the food industry, opened this week and aims to make $12 million in loans over the next six years.

Even with the FDIC actively encouraging groups to start banks, challenges like raising capital and low interest rates make it tough.

The service will move customers’ uninvested cash from their Robinhood accounts into existing banks, which are already insured through the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp.