Regional banks

What Biz2Credit plans to do with $52 million

06/04/19

The online lending marketplace will use the equity financing from WestBridge Capital to diversify the digital products its offers banks trying to compete for small-business borrowers, its CEO says.

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Atlas' Diamond is wary of European banks, says U.S. prices too high

06/04/19

The former Barclays CEO turned bank investor said he sees more opportunity in smaller, newer banks.

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Synovus lands Regions exec to fill CFO spot

06/03/19

Jamie Gregory has worked for Regions for a decade and was named head of corporate financial strategy early this year, but he's jumping ship to Synovus in late June.

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Fifth Third seeks national bank charter to accelerate expansion

05/31/19

The Cincinnati bank wants to convert from a state charter as it expands in the Southeast and beefs up digital banking operations.

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Suspense builds on new brand for BB&T-SunTrust

05/30/19

SunTrust CEO Bill Rogers on Thursday explained the direction he and BB&T chief Kelly King are going with the new name, but gave no hints on what it is or when it will be unveiled.

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Small and mid-sized banks can’t shy away from AI

05/22/19

While some of the biggest institutions are already rapidly developing new technologies, it’s important that community banks also tap the power of artificial intelligence and machine learning.

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Regions recruits fraud specialist from BBVA Compass

05/09/19

The Southeastern regional bank said Thursday that it had hired Lee Byrd to a new role dedicated to protecting customers and the company itself from fraud.

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PNC to sell investment management assets for $52 million

05/07/19

The Pittsburgh bank says it is selling the assets to Federated Investors to focus its PNC Capital Advisors unit on providing outsourced services.

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BB&T, SunTrust clear key hurdle on road to merger

05/03/19

Concerns about job losses and political blowback still loom, but the two banks made it through a second day of public hearings hosted by the Fed relatively unscathed and with significant local support.

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The rise of the next-gen bank CEO

04/30/19

A rapidly changing workforce and the proliferation of public and shareholder activists have fundamentally reshaped the job of running a bank.

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