Branch banking

Metro Bank shares post record gain as lender boosts capital

05/17/19

Vernon Hill's U.K. bank sold $479 million of new stock and issued fresh details about its turnaround efforts. Those included plans to cease its controversial practice of purchasing design and branding services from a business owned by Hill's wife.

[more]

A ‘crisis of confidence’ at Vernon Hill’s U.K. bank

05/15/19

As Metro Bank’s problems mount, calls for Hill’s ouster as chairman are getting louder.

[more]

It’s up to bankers whether tech will make them productive or obsolete

05/02/19

Online banking and self-service options for customers free branch workers to focus on business development. Employees will need to step up to the challenge or they'll be left out.

[more]

What's drawing banks to Baltimore

04/26/19

Banks from the North and South are converging on the city, spurred by a spike in deposits and employment numbers that trump national averages.

[more]

Inside KeyBank's tech turnaround

04/15/19

KeyBank is deploying new technology designed to improve the online and mobile banking experience as well as guide the conversations branch employees are having with customers. The move comes on top of steps to modernize its IT infrastructure.

[more]

One small bank's formula for competing with the heavyweights

04/09/19

Jill Castilla, CEO of Citizens Bank of Edmond, has taken steps to help her bank stand out from the crowd.

[more]

'There is no division in our industry': BofA's Moynihan

04/02/19

Banks of all sizes need to stick together to ward off threats from "unregulated" fintechs and other nonbanks, Bank of America Chairman and CEO Brian Moynihan said Tuesday.

[more]

SigFig makes digital advice the centerpiece of new platform

03/27/19

The system is designed to help banks deliver more personalized financial advice and is meant as a challenge to traditional bank technology vendors.

[more]

JPMorgan Chase adding dozens of branches in Midwest, Southeast

03/13/19

The nation's largest bank plans to open 90 new branches in new cities this year while continuing its expansion in the Philadelphia, Boston and Washington markets.

[more]

A side benefit of JPMorgan Chase’s branch expansion

03/07/19

Its move into new states will allow the nation’s largest bank to pursue the loan and deposit business of more state and local governments.

[more]