Commercial banking

BOK eyes new opportunities in banking Native-American tribes

05/11/18

The Tulsa, Okla., company has quietly carved out a niche financing tribal casinos within its footprint, and now it’s ready to take the business into new markets.

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Deutsche Bank mulling 20% reduction in U.S. workforce: Report

05/09/18

The German banking giant isn’t targeting a specific level of cuts in the U.S. and the final figure will depend on each business line’s decisions, a source said. The U.S. makes up about one-tenth of its global workforce.

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No soft opening for Mitsubishi UFJ’s U.S. lobbying office

05/08/18

The Japanese bank, owner of Union Bank in San Francisco, has hired RBC alum Roger Blissett to raise its profile among lawmakers, oversee compliance and build deeper relationships with regulators as its recent charter switch continues to stir controversy.

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People’s United promotes commercial banking chief to president

05/04/18

The Bridgeport, Conn., company said Friday that CEO Jack Barnes has relinquished the president's title and that Jeff Tengel has moved into the role.

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Why this bank ventured into the landlord-tenant war zone

05/03/18

Leader Bank says it can land property managers as commercial clients by helping them handle tenant deposits — and possibly create opportunities to boost CRE lending.

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Reg relief will be a boon for bank stocks, noted investor says

05/02/18

“Sometimes Washington picks the winners for you,” said Manny Friedman, CEO of the hedge fund EJF Capital.

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Where regionals outshine big banks: The battle for cheap deposits

05/01/18

Investments in analytics and a focus on courting midsize businesses have helped regional banks add non-interest-bearing deposits even as they struggle for other types of deposits. Can they keep it up as rates rise?

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Bill.com revs up expansion plan by adding two senior leaders

05/01/18

Fresh off landing JPMorgan Chase as a client, the digital payments firm is counting on tech veterans Yael Zheng and Vinay Pai to help accelerate its growth through additional partnerships with banks and accounting firms.

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Regions to add Charlotte branch as part of Southern expansion

04/30/18

The Birmingham, Ala., company is also looking to bulk up in Atlanta, Houston, Memphis and Knoxville, Tenn.

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How one acquisition will drastically change this Kansas bank

04/30/18

Capitol Federal will enter commercial lending for the first time in its 125-year history after it buys Capital City Bank.

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