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Banks and Thrifts with the Largest Securities Portfolios

04/18/17

On Dec. 31, 2016. Dollars in thousands.

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Banks' technology woes are short-lived

04/18/17

Traditional banks’ budgets for growth and transformation have been virtually non-existent since the financial crisis. In the new political and economic climate, traditional banks will gain the resources they need to innovate.

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Rate hike, hedging strategies boost Regions Bank's 1Q earnings

04/18/17

The Birmingham, Ala., company's profit climbed 8% as as higher market interest rates and investment securities balances offset lower average loan balances.

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Synovus' 1Q profit climbs 39% on surge in consumer, commercial loans

04/18/17

The Columbus, Ga,, company also announced late Monday that it is buying the credit card assets and brokered deposits of the retailer Cabela's and will then sell the card portfolio to Capital One.

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Comerica profits rise as rebound from energy woes continues

04/18/17

Earnings at the Dallas-based company more than tripled because of a big improvement in credit quality, higher fee income and other factors.

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Synovus to buy Cabela’s deposits; Quarles eyed as Fed vice chair

04/18/17

Bank earns $75 million for saving Bass Pro Shops's acquisition of rival outdoor retailer; Trump to name Randal Quarles as Fed's vice chairman for bank supervision.

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Traditional banks outshine Goldman in 1Q fixed-income trading

04/18/17

B of A, JPMorgan and Citi beat trading estimates unlike Goldman Sachs, but the investment bank still doubled its quarterly profits.

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B of A's margins widen 16 basis points, profits rise 40%

04/18/17

Bank of America beat expectations in several categories, including earnings per share, revenue and net interest margin.

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Make retail banking great again

04/18/17

A freewheeling discussion (over beers) about the future of branches with Tom Brown of Second Curve Capital and Dave Martin of BankMechanics at the Trump National Doral hotel in Miami during American Banker’s Retail Banking 2017 conference.

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