Regions Bank

Strengthening leadership of niche lines at Regions

01/29/18

The Alabama bank has named one of its own to head up the company’s property and casualty insurance business, and it has made a key hire in its health care banking group.

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New era: How tax cuts will drive strategy in 2018 and beyond

01/21/18

Look for banks to boost dividend payouts, expand into new markets, increase their tech spending and, eventually, ramp up their C&I lending. But don't expect much in the way of M&A.

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Regionals step on gas in retail loans as commercial lending sputters

01/19/18

Citizens Financial, Regions and SunTrust reported strong gains in consumer banking, including loans made through partnerships with retailers and fintech lenders. They want to keep it up to compensate for slack in commercial lending.

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Fee income, rising rates boost Regions' 4Q profit

01/19/18

Regions also saw significant increases in its point-of-sale consumer lending, even though overall loans were slightly down from 2016.

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Blockchain hype, CFPB outlook and Dodd-Frank's staying power: Top stories of the week

01/05/18

Dueling blockchain stories — one arguing it was virtually useless, the other saying it could change real estate lending — seized the top spots this week, while readers also focused on tax reform aftermath and a key Senate retirement.

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Forget 4Q results. Tax cuts will dominate earnings chatter

01/05/18

Banks have been in full cost-cutting mode in recent years, but with profits expected to increase substantially as a result of tax reform, all analysts and investors want to know is how they plan to spend their tax savings.

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Atlanta is next stop for Bank On's program to help underbanked consumers

12/20/17

Regional and community banks will offer low-cost or no-cost financial products through Bank On, which has already reached agreements with Regions Bank, Wells Fargo and SunTrust.

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Consumer lending 2017: Bold bets and strategic exits

12/13/17

In a year of political upheaval and weak commercial credit growth, lenders sought to capitalize on an economic bright spot — consumer spending — by reviving the personal loan, allying with fintechs and exiting traditional business lines that no longer made sense.

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Regions Financial names new president

12/13/17

John Turner, the head of the Birmingham, Ala., company's corporate banking group, takes over the president's title from Chairman and CEO Grayson Hall.

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Tax reform to unleash business lending? Not so fast

12/05/17

During an industry conference Tuesday, executives from PNC, Wells Fargo, JPMorgan Chase and elsewhere offered differing takes on whether the Republican tax plan will boost loan demand.

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