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    Truist nets $1.6B profit, marks major conversion milestone in Q3

    "We're committed to having a business that has positive operating leverage and has industry leading efficiency," new CEO Bill Rogers said Friday. "I feel more confident about that today than I did the day we announced the merger."

    By Oct. 15, 2021
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    PNC sees double-digit boon in revenue, deposits and loans

    The bump comes during the first full quarter during which BBVA USA assets were included. The bank converted systems and branches in seven states this month to the PNC brand.

    By Robin Bradley • Oct. 15, 2021
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    Top 5 stories from Banking Dive

    Everything old is new again. One year after Citi’s reorganization, progress comes in “fits and starts.” Meanwhile, a contentious proposed rule is generating “voluminous” feedback after 14 months.

    By Banking Dive staff
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    Citi's profit climbs 48% for Q3 as it releases $1.6B in reserves

    The bank's global consumer banking revenue fell by 13% as it shed its Australia operations, but investment banking revenue saw a 39% jump.

    By Robin Bradley • Oct. 14, 2021
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    Bank of America sees 58% Q3 profit jump

    The Charlotte, North Carolina-based lender reported a 23% jump in investment-banking fees, record consumer deposits, and a $1.1 billion release of loan-loss reserves Thursday.

    By Oct. 14, 2021
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    Wells Fargo reports 59% profit bump amid $1.7B release in reserves

    CEO Charlie Scharf said he thinks the bank is "making significant progress" against the bank's regulatory hurdles, "though we may continue to have setbacks along the way."

    By Oct. 14, 2021
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    JPMorgan's $2.1B reserve release drives 24% profit spike

    The bank's $2.1 billion release of credit reserves this quarter eclipses the $569 million it unlocked in the prior year​​.

    By Oct. 13, 2021
  • Umpqua, Columbia to merge in $5.2B, all-stock deal

    The transaction, slated to close in mid-2022, would create a $50 billion-asset bank that would operate branches in California, Idaho, Nevada, Oregon and Washington.

    By Robin Bradley • Oct. 12, 2021
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    Citizens Bank launches feature to reverse overdraft

    Customers who overdraw would have until 10 p.m. Eastern time the next business day to transfer enough funds to make the account balance positive. The bank added the offering to all of its checking accounts Oct. 1.

    By Oct. 8, 2021
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    Bank of America offers $200 award to vaccinated, in-office Merrill Lynch staff

    Eligible staff must come to the office at least eight times between early October and mid-November and be fully vaccinated by mid-November, publications reported.

    By Robin Bradley • Oct. 7, 2021
  • Liberty Bank's Tri-State acquisition to form largest Black-owned bank in US

    The deal, which will form an institution with more than $1 billion in assets, will allow Liberty Bank to expand its loan limit for qualified borrowers from about $1.2 million to $5 million, the bank said.

    By Oct. 7, 2021
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    Republic Bank sues Green Dot for calling off $165M deal

    The prepaid card company said it was unable to get the Fed's approval or non-objection to the acquisition of Republic's tax refund processing unit. But it's not the only transaction held up by an unresponsive Fed.

    By Oct. 6, 2021
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    Bank of America, BMO Harris boost their minimum wages

    Bank of America's nudge to $21 per hour pushes it toward its goal of $25 by 2025. BMO's bump — to $18 hourly from $15 — parrots a move PNC Bank announced in August.

    By Robin Bradley • Oct. 6, 2021
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    Bank of America's Life Plan reaches more than 5M users

    The bank said the digital feature is driving more interaction with bank staff and led to 1 million follow-up appointments — both in-person and virtually.

    By Oct. 6, 2021
  • US Postal Service not equipped to handle banking, industry trade groups say

    "The USPS already has its hands full with its current mission and lacks the bandwidth needed to run such a large and complex operation," NAFCU President and CEO Dan Berger said.

    By Oct. 5, 2021
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    Postal banking pilot brings check cashing, bill pay in 4 areas

    The program, launched in September, aims to bring financial services to low- to moderate-income people and is set to expand after the holiday season.

    By Robin Bradley • Oct. 4, 2021
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    Google abandons plans to offer Plex checking accounts

    The tech giant's decision to scrap its Plex checking accounts comes after a series of project delays and the March departure of Caesar Sengupta, the Google Pay executive who headed the project.

    By Oct. 4, 2021
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    First Citizens, CIT extend timeline for $2.2B merger over Fed delay

    The FDIC and a North Carolina regulator have approved the deal, the banks said, adding that they're waiting on the central bank. If the deal is not completed by March 1, either bank may back out, American Banker reported.

    By Oct. 1, 2021
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    Regions unveils overdraft alternative

    The Birmingham, Alabama-based bank's new checking account charges $5 monthly to provide overdraft protection without transfer fees.

    By Robin Bradley • Oct. 1, 2021
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    Why becoming a bank is paying off for LendingClub

    With its 2020 deal to acquire Radius Bank, LendingClub gained a banking charter — and also a means to cut costs, grow revenue and position itself to offer tailored products.

    By Sept. 30, 2021
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    Bank of America poaches Citi's consumer-banking CMO

    In taking a role as BofA's head of consumer and small-business products, Mary Hines Droesch becomes at least the second Citi marketing executive since July to leave for a Wall Street competitor.

    By Robin Bradley • Sept. 29, 2021
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    New York Fed researchers design climate stress test for banks

    The paper defines what it calls CRISK — the expected capital shortfall of a financial institution in a climate stress scenario — a measure that rose significantly in 2020.

    By Robin Bradley • Sept. 27, 2021
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    Bank of Marin CEO calls it a career after 2 extra years

    The bank on Friday named 14-year veteran Tim Myers as its next CEO. It hired a firm in 2019 to find Russ Colombo's successor. Then COVID-19 hit, and Colombo said he'd stay "as long as the bank needs."

    By Sept. 27, 2021
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    Ex-Marcus chief Talwar to leave Goldman Sachs in October

    Omer Ismail took over day-to-day oversight of Goldman's consumer bank late last year, but he left to join Walmart's fintech startup, sparking an unexpected return to duty for Talwar.

    By Sept. 24, 2021
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    JPMorgan Chase buys college financial planning platform Frank

    The deal opens the bank to 5 million students Frank serves. It also cashes in on JPMorgan CEO Jamie Dimon's 2020 pledge to be "much more aggressive with acquisitions across the board."

    By Robin Bradley • Sept. 22, 2021
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    U.S. Bank to buy MUFG Union Bank in $8B deal

    The transaction would add $133 billion in assets, $58 billion in loans and $90 billion in deposits to U.S. Bank's balance sheet, vaulting the Minneapolis-based lender back into fifth place among largest retail banks in the U.S.

    By Robin Bradley • Sept. 21, 2021