News Topic: BankThink

The Miami bank, which called off a proposed sale to a credit union last year, recruited Ramon Rodriguez from City National Bank of Florida to oversee its local lending and global banking operations. ... Read full article

Bank of America pledged to add $10 billion to an affordable homeownership program through 2025, tripling its initial commitment. ... Read full article

The San Antonio-based company has promoted Paul Vincent to president of its banking unit. Neeraj Singh, previously chief risk officer for Citi’s U.S. consumer bank, has joined the parent company as chief risk officer. ... Read full article

Citigroup’s incoming CEO, Jane Fraser, created a new global operating team aimed at improving accountability among its top executives, as the firm continues to address a litany of concerns raised by regulators last year. ... Read full article

A voluntary effort to include more members of underepresented groups in the C-suite and on corporate boards would help banks avoid government mandates. ... Read full article

The California company acquired Civic Financial Services, which makes loans to residential real estate investors. ... Read full article

The Flint-based credit union is the state's third in just over one year to get the OK for an expansion allowing anyone who lives or works in the state to join. ... Read full article

The Los Angeles company agreed to buy $105 million of loans and a servicing portfolio that covers another $295 million in originations. ... Read full article

The country’s financial regulator says many people who take out “buy now, pay later” deals don’t view them as loans; Navient ordered to repay $22 million it overcharged the government. ... Read full article

Any business loan growth the industry sees this year will be closely tied to mass vaccination efforts and a broader economic recovery, meaning it may take until at least the third quarter for pent-up demand to translate into new opportunities. ... Read full article

Some big banks trimmed their stockpiles that guard against loan losses in the fourth quarter, but overall allowances fell less than many observers predicted. The trend will likely continue given uncertainties surrounding vaccine distribution and the ... Read full article

The Maryland-based credit union has promoted Chief Operating Officer Tonia Niedzialkowski to president of the organization with an eye toward eventually naming her CEO. ... Read full article

The number of Paycheck Protection Program loans to U.S. small businesses more than doubled in the third week of the latest round of pandemic relief aid, as Bank of America and JPMorgan Chase each processed more than $1 billion in funding. ... Read full article

Democrats Raphael Warnock and Jon Ossoff, who won runoff elections to flip party control of the Senate, were assigned to sit on the panel for the 117th Congress. ... Read full article

Gemini Trust now offers a credit card and an uninsured savings account for bitcoin holders that pays 7.4% interest. It is the latest example of a cryptocurrency company marketing banklike products. ... Read full article

The central bank aims to roll out FedNow sometime in 2023, which is more optimistic than its previous timetable. The official leading the project noted progress in developing the infrastructure and its compatibility with private-sector solutions. ... Read full article

Randy Glassman spent 33 years in the industry and recently led his credit union through a merger into Financial Center First Credit Union. ... Read full article

Long hours by bankers and the streamlined resolution of Paycheck Protection Program loans helped lenders collect more fees than anticipated in the fourth quarter. It was a rare bright spot at a time when revenue is being pinched. ... Read full article