PNC Financial Services Group

Coronavirus forcing banks to retool summer internships

04/13/20

Reluctant to cancel what have become pipelines for developing talent, banks are delaying start dates or moving programs entirely online.

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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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After big banks suspend stock buybacks, will regionals follow suit?

03/16/20

They are under less pressure from policymakers to halt repurchase plans, but some have already hit the brakes and others may unofficially do so if the pandemic worsens.

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Lawsuit alleges PNC built payments product with stolen trade secrets

02/17/20

A Denver company says that the $410 billion-asset bank used its confidential information to create a copycat product and poach its customers. PNC is contesting the allegations.

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PNC ordered to pay ex-employee $2.4M in sexual harassment case

02/12/20

A New Jersey jury has put banks and other businesses on notice about their liability for incidents involving clients who mistreat employees in the workplace.

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Banks hope Ex-Im revival is shot in the arm commercial lending needs

01/30/20

Lenders that depend on the Export-Import Bank to back loans to exporters are already seeing business borrowing pick up after Congress reauthorized the agency in December.

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Suddenly, expenses rising faster than revenue at regional banks

01/17/20

Citizens Financial Group’s fourth-quarter results highlight the challenges regionals face in generating top-line growth.

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PNC learns the downside of paying cash bonuses to new customers

01/15/20

CEO William Demchak said the bank has witnessed "a lot of mischief" among customers who open checking accounts to collect bonuses and then never use the accounts again.

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Labor shortage crimps demand for commercial loans, bankers say

12/11/19

Many business customers are putting off expansion because they can’t find enough workers to fill available jobs.

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Threat of negative rates has banks setting floors on loans

11/27/19

Many lenders are establishing a firm bottom on variable interest rates amid intense competition for commercial credits, rising deposit costs and the possibility that the Fed could take rates to unprecedented lows.

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