News Topic: Regional banks

LeeAnne Linderman, who oversees retail banking for Zions, was the first female chair of the Utah Bankers Association and has mentored and advocated for women in the industry. ... Read full article

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. ... Read full article

M&A activity has picked up in recent weeks as several regional banks have struck big deals. Is it a blip or a sign of what's to come? ... Read full article

Holding multiple face-to-face meetings with executives from MB Financial helped Fifth Third land the Chicago company for a lower price than another suitor offered. ... Read full article

A team of economists surveyed by the American Bankers Association also believe that unemployment could reach new lows. ... Read full article

The Connecticut company will have nearly $48 billion in assets after it buys First Connecticut Bancorp. ... Read full article

Cost-cutting will be important, but for its acquisition of CoBiz to be a winner, BOK Financial will have to prove it can boost fee income as it has with smaller acquisitions. ... Read full article

Approval rates for small-business loan applications were up at small and larger financial institutions as the labor market continued to improve. ... Read full article

TIAA has recruited Lori Fouché to serve as CEO of retail and institutional financial services. ... Read full article

Bill Davidson, who heads the company's U.S. technology banking team, will oversee the global expansion efforts. ... Read full article

BB&T is buying Regions Financial's insurance business. That made the timing right for its retail broker to undergo a name change, the company said. ... Read full article

The Atlanta bank had previously failed compliance metrics in five straight quarters before passing them last year, according to the settlement's monitor. ... Read full article

Umpqua Bank has hired veteran lender Tom Farrell to help it grow its homebuilder finance group in California. ... Read full article

Here's a look at eight deals, why they were significant and why many more are expected ... Read full article

Financial institutions have spent time and money to try to make their branches and digital services more accessible, but Fifth Third and TD Bank are among employers working with the nonprofit Project SEARCH to meet an overlooked need: finding jobs for ... Read full article

As other banks de-emphasize mortgage lending, Citizens is spending half a billion dollars to buy a large originator with a big servicing portfolio. ... Read full article

The Rhode Island regional agreed to buy Franklin American Mortgage in a deal that will give it one of the nation's 15 largest bank-owned mortgage platforms. ... Read full article

Whether they’re thwarting cyber thieves or building out new apps, bank chiefs say hefty tech investments are now a cost of doing business — but they have to convince shareholders. ... Read full article