People's United Bank

How U.S. Bank, People's United use tech to predict customer needs

11/03/20

The two banks are among those deploying advanced analytics to give customers advice before they may even know they need it.

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People’s United buys tech finance firm

01/18/19

The acquisition of VAR Technology Finance bolsters the bank's efforts to expand into new areas of lending.

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People’s United’s plan to bulk up in Boston: Target tech firms

11/28/18

The Bridgeport, Conn., company is developing a specialty in banking technology businesses. Like so many other small regionals with ambitious growth plans, it faces a tricky balancing act: how to take creative risks without getting in over its head.

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Challenging banking's 'sleepyville' image in wealth management

07/13/18

People's United in Connecticut pored over all the customer data it could find to persuade customers to give the midsize bank — instead of advisory firms and investment houses — a shot at managing their money.

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Bulking up: 2018's biggest bank deals so far

06/25/18

Five of the year’s biggest deals by value have been announced in the last two months, including some that involve regional banks that have been champing at the M&A bit.

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CRE borrowers are repaying early, and that's a problem for banks

04/27/18

Borrowers can get better rates elsewhere, so they're repaying ahead of schedule, leaving banks in the lurch. The steps lenders would have to take to keep the business could be prohibitively expensive.

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Acquisitions drive loan, profit gains at People’s United

04/19/18

The Bridgeport, Conn., company said that first-quarter net income climbed 52% over the same period last year to $107.9 million.

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Home equity beckons, but few ready to embrace it

10/30/17

Home equity lines could double over the next six years. Some banks are actively pursuing the consumer credit opportunity, whereas many still feel stung by the housing crisis, unimpressed by home equity’s comeback so far or fearful of nonbank competition and fraud.

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Holding the (threadbare) line on deposit prices

04/24/17

Even with net interest margins improving, banks are reluctant to raise rates on deposits until more floating-rate loans reprice. But how long can they wait before depositors start demanding higher yields?

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