BankThink

Collecting debts doesn’t have to mean alienating customers

03/27/18

There are ways to provide a better consumer experience, even when institutions are looking to settle up on unpaid accounts.

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Bank bonuses soar; White House probing Kushner loans

03/27/18

Payouts on Wall Street averaged $184,000, following only 2006’s record high; ethics office eying $500 million of real estate loans made to Trump son-in-law.

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Low Income Housing Tax Credit gets boost from spending bill

03/26/18

Lawmakers approved a measure to increase the program's funding by nearly $3 billion over four years.

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MUFG's big U.S. expansion is just getting started

03/26/18

The holding company for Union Bank — itself a unit of the Japanese giant Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group — is on a mission to double its size and become one of the nation's 10 largest banks. Under Steve Cummings, its first-ever American CEO, MUFG Americas has expanded middle-market lending and amassed $3 billion of consumer deposits through its new online bank. Is a splashy acquisition next?

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BofA the latest big bank to woo small-business customers

03/26/18

The bank on Monday launched a loyalty and rewards program aimed at small businesses.

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Bank Holding Companies with the Largest Small-Business Loan Balances

03/26/18

On Dec. 31, 2017. Dollars in thousands, except for average loan amount.

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Banks and Thrifts with the Most Deposits

03/26/18

On Dec. 31, 2017. Dollars in thousands.

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Banks and Thrifts with the Most Assets

03/26/18

On Dec. 31, 2017. Dollars in thousands.

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Is Dodd-Frank’s <em>other</em> asset threshold destined for the scrap heap?

03/26/18

The biggest legacy of the current regulatory relief effort may be the increasing focus on whether organizing banks in supervisory buckets by asset size makes sense. Yet the bill deals with just one of the two big asset thresholds in the law.

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BBVA-backed fintech launches global bank account

03/26/18

Denizen is designed for expats and migrants to receive money and make payments without international transfer fees or currency exchanges.

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