Strategic planning

What sets industry's top performers apart

06/05/19

The most profitable banks in American Banker’s annual rankings frequently produce year after year. That success requires rigorous budgeting and planning, timely analysis and more.

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Lindsay Lawrence, First Foundation Bank | Most Powerful Women: Next

04/28/19

Give Lindsay Lawrence a big job to do and she just might find a way to make it even bigger.

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Wells Fargo's new timeline to escape asset cap: There isn’t one

04/12/19

The San Francisco bank is under pressure from investors to get out from under a Fed-imposed asset cap and to hire a new permanent CEO. But executives said Friday that thoroughness is more important than speed.

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With lawyer as interim CEO, Wells Fargo looks to mend fences with regulators

03/29/19

The bank's decision to select its general counsel as successor to Tim Sloan, albeit on a temporary basis, focused attention on its frayed relationships with the Federal Reserve and the OCC.

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Regions not budging on M&A, despite rivals’ megadeal

02/27/19

CEO John Turner told investors and analysts Wednesday that the merger of BB&T and SunTrust is not putting pressure on Regions to pursue a deal of its own.

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Most Powerful Women in Banking, tellers reimagined, growing deposits: Top stories of the week

09/28/18

Our 16th annual Most Powerful Women in Banking rankings; why Regions did away with teller jobs; small banks lagging in deposit share; and more from this week's most-read stories.

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SunTrust glitch, Amazon and Google mortgages, Tim Sloan job security: Top stories of the week

09/21/18

"Normal system upgrade" knocks out SunTrust's online- and mobile-banking ops; "just a matter of time" before Amazon, Google enter mortgages; Wells Fargo looking for Tim Sloan's replacement?; and more from this week's most-read stories.

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Is Wells Fargo looking for Tim Sloan’s replacement?

09/19/18

The New York Post reported Wednesday that Wells Fargo board members met with Trump White House alum Gary Cohn about becoming the bank's next CEO, but were rebuffed. Here's what to conclude from the article.

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Citi CFO Gerspach to depart as Corbat reshapes team

09/04/18

Three longtime Citigroup executives, including Chief Financial Officer John Gerspach, are stepping down as the bank realigns its top management.

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Great Western taps insider as its next president

08/30/18

Doug Bass had been one of the South Dakota company's regional presidents. He succeeded Ken Karels, who remains chairman and CEO.

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