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Citigroup to pay $100 million to 42 states in Libor probe

06/15/18

The settlement is the latest development in probes by governments around the globe into banks’ manipulation of benchmark interest rates.

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Former SunTrust employee said to have stolen customer data

04/20/18

The news of the data breach cast a shadow over relatively strong first-quarter earnings for the Atlanta bank.

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Regionals outflanked by big banks in battle for deposits

04/17/18

The divide highlights a lingering question about how much commercial and retail depositors value cutting-edge technology over price — and whether midsize banks can keep pace with bigger rivals when it comes to tech investments.

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Earnings season opens; Democrats hit CFPB salaries

04/13/18

JPM, PNC, Citi and Wells kick off reporting; Senate banking panel members want to know why so many agency staffers are paid so much.

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Warning to banks: It’s not too early to worry about a liquidity crunch

04/10/18

If banks with high loan-to-deposit ratios overpay for brokered and promotion-driven deposits to fuel loan growth, they run the eventual risk of a liquidity crunch in an era when deposits — and the economy itself — are expected to be more volatile.

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Bank, tech stocks are back in sync. Here's why that matters

03/19/18

Bank stocks in recent months were a fallback for suffering tech investors, but now both sectors are getting hit. It's a sign of tightening interest rate spreads — and more volatility to come.

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'Where does this conclusion come from?': Comments of the week

03/15/18

Readers opine on the prospect of regulatory relief, weigh in on the need for regulators to become more tech savvy, react to HSBC hopping back into U.S. mortgage lending and more.

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Rate wars: Leaders and laggards in repricing consumer deposits

03/14/18

Online banks and some credit unions are responding to Fed rate hikes by aggressively raising deposit rates on CDs, savings accounts and money market products, while the nation's biggest banks are largely standing pat — for now.

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Megabanks gird for battle over deposit pricing

03/14/18

With rate hikes aplenty expected this year, Wells Fargo and Bank of America are said to be subdividing key markets to target deposit pricing in the future and minimize costs. These are among several innovative steps large banks are taking to prepare for more competition for deposits.

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Early glimpse of banks' 1Q isn't exactly pretty

03/06/18

Deposit prices are starting to rise, deposit growth is slowing, commercial loan growth remains tepid (with some exceptions) and concerns are mounting about the economic toll of U.S. trade policy, bank executives said just a few weeks ahead of the end of the quarter.

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