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Bank Leumi hires outsider to launch asset-based lending group

07/16/18

The New York bank, which is part of Leumi Group in Israel, is entering a new business line after spending years improving its infrastructure.

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ConnectOne bolsters New York operations with Greater Hudson deal

07/12/18

The New Jersey company will pay $76 million for a bank with a low loan-to-deposit ratio and an SBA lending platform.

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N.Y. bank faces activist threat from a former executive

07/10/18

A former chief financial officer at Hanover Bancorp is trying to separate the roles of chairman and CEO as part of a sweeping demand for change.

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JPMorgan buys air rights from midtown church to build its new HQ

06/28/18

JPMorgan Chase will buy as much as 555,000 square feet (52,000 square meters) of air rights from a landmarked Manhattan church as it prepares to build its new headquarters.

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Equifax reaches deal with 8 states on steps to avoid future breaches

06/27/18

Under a consent order with Texas and seven other states, the Atlanta-based credit reporting firm agreed to shore up its information security efforts, but it will not have to pay any financial penalties.

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Turnaround complete, Bank Leumi seeks U.S. expansion

06/14/18

The Israeli-owned company, which spent the last half-decade addressing stagnation, is open to acquisitions or going public.

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BNY Mellon ditches many actively managed funds in favor of ETFs

06/13/18

The bank's head of investment management said Wednesday that his unit has eliminated dozens of high-cost funds over the last two years and replaced them with more passive investment vehicles.

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Can New York Community buy its way out of a hole?

06/11/18

While CEO Joseph Ficalora believes acquiring other banks would solve his company's funding issues, outsiders say its culture needs to change.

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Shareholders once again reject New York Community executive pay plan

06/07/18

President and CEO Joseph Ficalora took a 33% pay cut in 2017, but shareholders still rejected the plan by a wide margin.

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Timeout: We weren't ready to rename our bank yet

06/04/18

Jacksonville, Fla., football fans had a strong clue that TIAA was about to rebrand its new banking unit when the signs at EverBank Field began to change.

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