Commercial banking

Small banks to pass Fed rate hike on to depositors; big banks sit tight

03/15/17

Banks of all stripes are cheering what the Federal Reserve’s accelerated rate increases promise for net interest income, but big banks and small banks have conflicting notions about how they want to price deposits in the coming months.

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Proof Wall Street Is Still a Boys' Club

03/15/17

A new study finds that, when it comes to truly celebrating women, Wall Street still has a long way to go.

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Citi broadens mobile services for corporate customers

03/14/17

The bank’s clients now have a simpler alternative for logging in to treasury management and other commercial accounts, part an effort by bankers to offer business customers more convenient high-tech services that are still secure.

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The next generation of bank CEOs?

03/14/17

Over the past six months Wells Fargo and U.S. Bancorp (for vastly different reasons) have activated their CEO succession plans, sparking questions about who else is in line to lead the industry’s large banks. Here are some of our most intriguing objects of speculation.

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New Orleans bank joins growing list of regional and national SBA lenders

03/13/17

Gulf Coast Bank & Trust wanted to expand beyond Louisiana. Buying a national SBA platform does that in a very big way.

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CIT agrees to sell stake in aviation leasing business

03/10/17

The sale to Tokyo Century Corp. will help accelerate CIT's transformation into a more traditional small-business and middle-market lender.

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Sturm Financial in Colorado taps president as its next CEO

03/09/17

Koger Propst was also named CEO of the company's $2.6 billion-asset ANB Bank.

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First National Bank of Suffield in Conn. hires next CEO

03/08/17

Joseph Greco previously served as CEO of Southern Connecticut Bancorp, which sold itself to Liberty Bank in 2013.

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Canadian banks to announce business growth fund

03/07/17

The public-private effort, aimed at expansion-minded tech and other companies with proven track records, would be backed by the country’s six largest banks, insurance companies and regional lenders.

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Silicon Valley Bank expands to Beijing

03/01/17

The Santa Clara, Calif.-based company operates a joint venture in China, which opened its first branch in Shanghai in 2012.

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