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NYCB’s risk chief left bank ahead of Q4 loss report, stock dip
The bank’s announcement that it would set aside $552 million in loan-loss reserves and cut its dividend came amid pressure from the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, Bloomberg reported.
By Dan Ennis • Feb. 6, 2024 -
Truist sells asset-management arm in $70M deal
Toronto-based Guardian Capital has agreed to buy Sterling Capital Management, which has roughly $76 billion in assets under management and advisement.
By Gabrielle Saulsbery • Feb. 5, 2024 -
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Artificial intelligence
Banks are enthusiastic about AI’s promises. But can they get customers on board, and will regulators let the innovation happen?
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Vast Bank discontinues crypto mobile app
The Tulsa, Oklahoma-based lender told customers their digital assets would be liquidated and accounts would be closed. Customers will receive stranded assets via cashier’s check, the bank said.
By Rajashree Chakravarty • Feb. 5, 2024 -
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Margin compression and regulatory challenges and competition, oh my!
Market and regulatory changes are making lending to the cannabis industry a smart growth strategy.
By Tony Repanich • Feb. 5, 2024 -
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Dive Deposits: Inside the ‘takeover attempt’ at a long-standing Black bank
An investment fund has sought since August to take control of Carver Federal Savings Bank. The bank finally fought back using its aggressor’s favorite weapon.
By Dan Ennis • Feb. 2, 2024 -
Deutsche Bank to cut 3,500 jobs by 2025
The bank also announced it would return €1.6 billion to investors in the first half of 2024. That includes a €675 million share buyback.
By Dan Ennis • Feb. 1, 2024 -
WaFd, Luther Burbank deal gets regulatory nods
The deal is now expected to close by Feb. 29 and the systems and brand integration is to be completed by the first week of March, according to the banks.
By Rajashree Chakravarty • Feb. 1, 2024 -
Could the factors that took down SVB combine for a rerun in 2024?
NYCB's surprise Q4 loss may stand as a warning — or an outlier — as regional banks fight for deposits, weather real estate woes and wait for interest rates to drop.
By Dan Ennis • Jan. 31, 2024 -
California banks merge in $233.6M deal
The tie-up between Southern California Bancorp and California BanCorp, set to close in the third quarter, will create a $4.6 billion-asset company in some of the state’s strongest areas for mid-market business banking.
By Ken McCarthy • Jan. 30, 2024 -
NY AG sues Citi over denied fraud claims
“If a bank cannot secure its customers’ accounts, they are failing in their most basic duty,” New York Attorney General Letitia James said in a statement Tuesday.
By Dan Ennis • Jan. 30, 2024 -
Michigan credit union to buy NorthSide Community Bank
Advia Credit Union will expand its footprint in northeastern Illinois with the third proposed acquisition of a bank by a credit union in 2024.
By Rajashree Chakravarty • Jan. 29, 2024 -
Goldman’s global banking and markets co-chief to leave bank
Jim Esposito — a 28-year veteran who had sought to become the bank's CEO or president, The Wall Street Journal noted — co-led a unit that brought in two-thirds of Goldman's revenue last year.
By Dan Ennis • Jan. 29, 2024 -
HSBC launches first net-zero transition plan
The bank’s plan to slash emissions and meet climate objectives comes against a backdrop of financial institutions facing pressure to address risk and sever ties with the fossil-fuel industry.
By Zoya Mirza • Jan. 26, 2024 -
JPMorgan Chase shuffles C-suite execs
The nation's largest bank is giving a handful of top executives “broader experience” by reassigning them to roles in new businesses ahead of CEO Jamie Dimon’s eventual retirement, an analyst said.
By Gabrielle Saulsbery • Jan. 26, 2024 -
4 BMO bankers fired, 2 resign after bullying probe: report
An investment banker in the Toronto office of BMO’s mining group was subjected to homophobic slurs and targeted in person and virtually on Microsoft Teams, four sources told The Globe and Mail.
By Dan Ennis • Jan. 25, 2024 -
NBT CEO John Watt to step down in May
Scott Kingsley, the Norwich, New York-based bank's CFO, will assume the top role upon Watt’s retirement.
By Rajashree Chakravarty • Jan. 23, 2024 -
Synchrony to buy Ally’s point-of-sale lending unit
The deal, expected to close this quarter, includes relationships with nearly 2,500 merchant locations and more than 450,000 active borrowers in home improvement services and healthcare, the companies said.
By Rajashree Chakravarty • Jan. 23, 2024 -
Fifth Third aims to open 31 branches this year in a bet on Southeast
The bank wants to establish about a 50/50 balance between Southeast and Midwest markets, CEO Tim Spence said. Fifth Third plans to boost its Southeast headcount in commercial banking by up to 15%, Bloomberg reported.
By Gabrielle Saulsbery • Jan. 22, 2024 -
Fed, NYDFS fine Chinese bank ICBC $32.4M
“Regulated institutions must be held accountable for failing to adhere to New York’s rigorous legal and regulatory standards,” NYDFS Superintendent Adrienne Harris said Friday.
By Rajashree Chakravarty • Jan. 22, 2024 -
BaaS to require strong commitment, investment in 2024, experts say
While demand for embedded banking services will continue to propel the BaaS space, experts say regulatory scrutiny will likely separate committed banks from those with a casual interest in the model.
By Anna Hrushka • Jan. 22, 2024 -
Morgan Stanley pays ex-CEO Gorman $37M for 2023
The total represents a 17.5% jump over 2022 and ensures he is better-paid in his final year as the bank's chief executive than longtime rival Jamie Dimon of JPMorgan Chase.
By Dan Ennis • Jan. 22, 2024 -
JPMorgan’s Dimon, after 4% raise, got $36M in 2023
A breakdown of the CEO’s salary shows $1.5 million in base salary and $34.5 million in performance-based variable incentive compensation — $5 million of which will be in cash and the rest in stock.
By Rajashree Chakravarty • Jan. 19, 2024 -
Patriot Bank to pay $1.9M to settle DOJ redlining probe
From 2015 through at least 2020, other banks received nearly 3.5 times as many loan applications as Patriot in majority-Black and Hispanic neighborhoods in Memphis, the agency said.
By Rajashree Chakravarty • Jan. 18, 2024 -
Citizens trimmed 650 jobs in Q4
Among bright spots in the quarter, the lender launched its private bank, which it expects to break even in the second half of this year.
By Dan Ennis • Jan. 18, 2024 -
Neobank Arc looks to fill SVB gap with venture debt platform
Arc Technologies CEO and co-founder Don Muir likened Arc Capital Markets to Uber Black, describing the platform as a dedicated concierge service that meticulously vets its lenders.
By Anna Hrushka • Jan. 17, 2024