PNC Financial Services Group

As digital banks proliferate, so do risks

10/15/18

Banks looking to build online-only affiliates to turbocharge deposit-gathering can expect intense competition and heightened regulatory scrutiny.

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JPMorgan’s 3Q offers glimpse of big questions facing banking

10/12/18

The largest U.S. bank's strong third quarter did not insulate its leaders from being pressed about the downside of pricey investments in technology, whether capital rules make commercial lending growth hard for big banks to achieve, and whether another economic downturn is edging closer.

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PNC offsets modest loan growth with wider margins, strong fee income

10/12/18

The Pittsburgh bank reported a double-digit increase in 3Q profits on a mix of higher loan yields in its retail and corporate banking units, higher corporate service fees and several other factors.

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Wells Fargo, BofA most vulnerable to customer defection, survey finds

10/10/18

The two megabanks face different problems, as Bank of America customers are frustrated over fees and customer service while Wells customers are alarmed about the bank's recent scandals.

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Is the C&I comeback already over?

10/09/18

Big banks are expected to report that commercial lending weakened in the third quarter thanks to tax cuts, nonbank competition and seasonal factors. It raises questions about whether the second-quarter rally was an anomaly and if an overall economic slowdown is edging closer.

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JPMorgan Chase ranks No. 1 in customer satisfaction: J.D. Power

09/27/18

The nation's largest bank overtook PNC Bank to snag the top spot in an annual study that evaluates satisfaction levels at the nation's six largest retail banks.

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PNC to use Ripple blockchain tech for international payments

09/19/18

The Pittsburgh bank joins Bank of America and other large financial players in a distributed-ledger network that seeks to make global payments in real time.

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Are Wells Fargo, PNC probes a setback for affordable housing?

09/18/18

Advocates are seeking more federal funding for affordable housing. A federal investigation into the banks’ alleged manipulation of a popular tax-credit program can’t be helping their cause.

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Regionals pick their battlefields in fight for deposits

09/12/18

Some are relying on a national, digital strategy. Others say the right balance of costs and growth comes from more traditional means such as targeted branch openings and out-of-market expansion.

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Banks extend diversity demands to their law firms

08/07/18

JPMorgan Chase, SunTrust and PNC are pressuring outside counsel to get more women and minority lawyers to represent them in court even at the risk of alienating the big, traditional law firms that they have done business with for years.

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