News Topic: Branch banking

They’ve long used their marketing muscle to wrest deposit share from smaller competitors. Now, amid growing concerns that the economy is weakening, they could be benefiting from consumers’ flight to safety. ... Read full article

A strong economy, low-cost deposits and disruption from M&A are presenting opportunities. ... Read full article

When she was growing up, Thasunda Duckett's family used crates as furniture and struggled to buy groceries. Now she's become one of JPMorgan Chase's most visible executives, using the lessons of her past to help guide the company's ... Read full article

Linderman helped build Zions Bank into a retail force and shaped the multistate retail strategy of its parent company, but she will best be remembered for opening countless doors for women and minorities. ... Read full article

The FDIC's latest report on deposit market share shows the nation's seven biggest banks flexing their muscles, while smaller banks' market share gets smaller. ... Read full article

The Pittsburgh company is sticking with its plan to grow though expanded lending and branch openings in new markets, William Demchak told investors and analysts Wednesday. ... Read full article

Next up for BB&T-SunTrust: deciding where to unload branches; how the Trump administration would reform Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac; why the CFPB's payday rule is in the hands of a Texas judge; and more from this week's most-read stories. ... Read full article

With brick-and-mortar locations dwindling, it’s even more important to meet potential customers in the field. ... Read full article

Banks have to be more resourceful with technology and less dependent on high interest rates. ... Read full article

As branches in remote areas disappear, banks run the risk of losing business to fintechs. ... Read full article

After a news report said the bank kept alive accounts customers thought they had closed, Sen. Elizabeth Warren told acting CEO Allen Parker in a letter that Wells is "still fundamentally broken." ... Read full article

If your employees are unhappy, your customers will be the first to notice. Showing a little appreciation may be an investment in keeping both. ... Read full article

Building off the popularity of its personal financial management tool, HelloWallet, the Cleveland bank is now offering in-person financial checkups as a way to deepen customer relationships. ... Read full article

The San Antonio bank has had little trouble hiring retail bankers to staff its new Houston branches, but it’s having a harder time filling IT and cybersecurity jobs at its headquarters, said CEO Phil Green. ... Read full article

Will the new commitment, which is 5% over what the banks have reinvested recently on their own, assuage advocacy groups' concerns about the merger? ... Read full article

The likelihood of Fed rate cuts is causing banks to plan for less net interest income, but it would be a mistake for JPMorgan to back off its move into new markets and tech investments, Jamie Dimon says. ... Read full article

Pierre Habis, president of PurePoint Financial, explains how the digital bank and small network of paperless branches are meeting consumers’ needs. ... Read full article

Community banks need to focus more on how their employees talk about the bank and less on new competition moving in. ... Read full article