BankThink

HomeStreet's board nominees re-elected after proxy battle

05/24/18

An activist investor, which opposed two director nominees, failed to obtain the legally required approval from the Seattle company's state bank regulator before launching its challenge.

[more]

Plenty of payday loan customers have good credit: TransUnion

05/24/18

A chunk of alternative loan customers are perfectly creditworthy, a report from the credit bureau shows.

[more]

Senate confirms McWilliams to FDIC, rounding out Trump bank team

05/24/18

Jelena McWilliams, most recently chief legal officer at Fifth Third, previously served as a Senate GOP aide and an attorney at the Federal Reserve Board.

[more]

9 provisions of reg relief law important to small banks

05/24/18

As President Trump signed the regulatory relief bill into law on Thursday, most of the attention was on a provision to help regional banks with more than $50 billion of assets. But a majority of the new law is aimed at helping institutions below $10 billion. Here's how.

[more]

It's the law: Trump signs off on reg relief bill

05/24/18

The industry’s biggest legislative victory in a decade made it to the finish line Thursday.

[more]

Banks see telecommuting as chance to gain recruiting edge

05/24/18

A competitive job market and improved security protocols are pushing more banks to consider letting employees work remotely.

[more]

RBC, TD see business loans surge as mortgage growth plateaus

05/24/18

The Canadian banks' second-quarter profits were also boosted by double-digit income growth at their U.S. operations.

[more]

To improve data sharing, borrow from Europe

05/24/18

New European Union privacy rules could serve as a guide for U.S. banks.

[more]

Popular to record big gain after exiting FDIC loss-share agreement

05/24/18

The agreement was tied to the Puerto Rico company's 2010 purchase of the failed Westernbank.

[more]

OCC urges small-ticket lending; Deutsche to downsize

05/24/18

Otting wants banks to make small loans to consumers; the German bank will reduce headcount by at least 7,000.

[more]