KeyCorp

How the pandemic has upended banks’ marketing

05/03/20

Many banks are slashing their spending. Others are changing their messaging strategies. And those that banks partner with pro sports teams are stuck in limbo, since it remains unclear when games will resume.

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Deposits are rising. But will they stick around?

04/16/20

Consumers and businesses put more money in the bank as the pandemic worsened. How long the funds remain will depend on how quickly the economy recovers.

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More banks shut down branch access as COVID-19 spreads

03/19/20

Truist, Key, Fifth Third and PNC became the latest banks to restrict branch access to the drive-through window or appointment only.

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KeyCorp promotes Victor Alexander to head of consumer banking

02/18/20

Alexander most recently headed up mortgage lending and before that co-led the integration of Key's acquisition of First Niagara. He replaces Dennis Devine, who recently left the company.

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Former KeyCorp CEO Henry Meyer dies at 70

02/14/20

Meyer was credited with guiding the Cleveland company through the financial crisis and returning it to profitability. He died this week at his home in Florida.

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11 bankers and disruptors to watch in 2020

01/12/20

Can Charlie Scharf fix what ails Wells Fargo? How will Kelly King and Bill Rogers manage the integration of the biggest bank merger since the early 2000s? And will New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy be able to beat back opposition from the banking industry and make good on his promise to create a state-owned bank? Here are 11 leaders to keep an eye on in 2020.

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Banks under mounting pressure to increase deposits per branch

12/26/19

Low rates and spotty loan demand mean banks are having to “dig deeper” to improve efficiency and maintain profit margins.

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What Truist pressure? Regionals insist they're in no rush to merge

12/10/19

BB&T and SunTrust showed that big-bank mergers are still possible, but top executives at other large regional banks say that a knee-jerk response would be a mistake.

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Manufacturing 'an area we're watching closely': KeyCorp CFO

11/06/19

Don Kimble assured investors Wednesday that the bank is being "very diligent" in lending to an industry some experts say is already in a recession. Echoing other banking executives, he also predicted that consumer lending would drive overall loan growth in the near term.

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How long can banks lean on C&I?

10/17/19

Commercial lending provided a boost for some regional banks in the third quarter, but further rate cuts and a slowing economy could challenge future growth.

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