Regional banks

In finally bagging its white whale, BB&T shakes up banking landscape

02/07/19

BB&T and SunTrust would be able to go toe to toe with the industry's heavyweights.

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BB&T, SunTrust to combine in $28B merger

02/07/19

The industry's largest acquisition in more than a decade will create the sixth-biggest bank in the country, with assets of more than $442 billion.

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BB&T-SunTrust: Three big questions

02/07/19

Why now? Will it work? How will their rivals respond? The megadeal between the two East Coast regionals offers up plenty of grist for speculation.

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BB&T, SunTrust to combine in $66B merger

02/07/19

The industry's largest acquisition in more than a decade will create the sixth-biggest bank in the country, with assets of more than $442 billion.

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From ‘needs to improve’ to ‘outstanding’: One bank's CRA journey

02/06/19

After essentially failing its 2013 CRA exam, BBVA Compass embarked on an ambitious plan to achieve the highest possible CRA grade. Here’s how it succeeded.

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Fed exempts most regional banks from stress testing in 2019

02/05/19

The exemption was included in a suite of other changes unveiled to provide greater transparency to the Fed's stress testing regime.

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Consumer lending drives 4Q growth at BBVA

02/01/19

BBVA Compass in Birmingham, Ala., reported 6% increases in loans and revenue, as strength in consumer loans and credit cards offset weakness in fee income.

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Cullen/Frost moves quickly on hires as part of Houston expansion

01/31/19

The regional bank is roughly a third of the way to the 260 workers needed to staff the 25 branches it plans to open there over two years.

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U.S. Bancorp expands borrowing options for corporate clients

01/31/19

The new asset-based securities lending unit, based in Charlotte, N.C., will provide warehouse lines of credits to nonbank consumer and commercial lenders.

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Acquisition, commercial loan demand boost BOK's 4Q profit

01/30/19

In addition to closing on its largest acquisition to date, the Tulsa, Okla., company reported double-digit growth in energy, health care and commercial real estate loans.

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