Consumer banking

Community banks prepare to fight for deposits

12/21/17

Banks are looking for ways to capture and retain deposits as interest rates rise, including promotional offers and focusing on relationship banking.

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M&T names René Jones chairman and CEO

12/21/17

Jones, who was CFO until last year, succeeds Robert Wilmers, who passed away unexpectedly last week.

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10 who had a rough year in 2017

12/21/17

It was a bad year for the CEO of Equifax, the founder of a high-flying fintech and the regulatory agency bankers love to hate.

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Atlanta is next stop for Bank On's program to help underbanked consumers

12/20/17

Regional and community banks will offer low-cost or no-cost financial products through Bank On, which has already reached agreements with Regions Bank, Wells Fargo and SunTrust.

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10 who had a good year in 2017

12/19/17

This year has been very good to regional banks, bitcoin investors and several bank CEOs who pulled off big deals or successfully refined business models.

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Double duty: Wells' retail chief Mary Mack to head consumer lending

12/18/17

The executive tasked with reshaping Wells Fargo's embattled retail banking unit will now also be responsible for mortgage, auto and student lending.

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Robert Wilmers, longtime M&T chairman and CEO, dies at 83

12/17/17

Robert Wilmers joined M&T in 1983 when it had just $2 billion of assets and built into a regional powerhouse with $120 billion of assets and operations in a dozen states.

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Community bankers’ grim reality: This is the new normal

12/13/17

Executives at small banks are wary about 2018 as concerns about lackluster loan demand, low yields and rising deposit prices abound.

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Ally taps PNC's LaClair to serve as next CFO

12/12/17

Jenn LaClair will replace Chris Halmy, who is retiring. She most recently headed up PNC's business bank.

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Doing customers wrong allows your competitor to make things right

12/12/17

In a relationship-based business, it’s not enough to sell your customers a sharp tool to pay for things. You also have to help them avoid cutting themselves with it.

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