Santander

First Republic using student debt refis to woo millennials

09/21/17

The San Francisco bank has pulled in 10,000 new households with loan products geared toward young professionals.

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Santander USA’s Powell named CEO of embattled subprime auto unit

08/28/17

Scott Powell will lead the auto lender while continuing to serve as CEO of Santander Holdings, the U.S. division of the Spanish banking giant Banco Santander.

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Clearing another Fed hurdle at Santander Holdings

08/25/17

The Boston company — a division of the Spanish banking giant Banco Santander — announced that the Federal Reserve has terminated a 2014 written agreement barring it from declaring dividends without central bank approval.

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Santander's call-center workers bring union push to Washington

07/21/17

Call-center workers at Santander Consumer USA, concerned about what they deem aggressive collections tactics, are looking to unionize with the help of some big names on Capitol Hill.

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U.S. Bancorp scrambles to keep pace in payments field

07/19/17

Revenue growth in its merchant payments business is expected to be tepid in the foreseeable future. The Minneapolis company says it is looking to ramp up innovation to stay competitive in a business that has been upended by fintech firms and online shopping.

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What Santander’s latest bets say about the future of fintech

07/12/17

The Spanish bank's VC arm added two companies focused on artificial intelligence to its portfolio this week. Both firms promise to help banks connect better with customers.

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Santander expands fintech reach with stakes in three startups

07/12/17

Banco Santander, Spain's biggest lender, bought minority stakes in three financial-technology firms as Chairman Ana Botin makes machine learning a hallmark of her growth plan.

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How banks are fighting climate change

07/11/17

When the U.S. withdrew from the Paris Agreement, business leaders across the country called on the private sector to step up their own efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and ultimately limit global warming to 2 degrees Celsius. From new corporate governance practices to energy efficient upgrades, here’s a look at some of the ways the banking sector is combating climate change.

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Santander said to plan boosting stake in U.S. consumer unit

07/10/17

Banco Santander plans to go ahead with a proposal to increase control of its U.S. subprime auto loan unit, after the business passed the Fed's stress test last month, according to people familiar with the matter.

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Banco Santander hires Intuit exec to lead digital innovation

06/29/17

Lindsey Argalas will push innovation throughout the Spanish bank and encouraging collaboration across businesses and markets.

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