SunTrust

SunTrust's AI investment fuels a future of payments by digital assistants

12/03/18

Banks are facing the potential of disruption by digital assistants from Apple, Amazon and Google — and are pouring money into machine learning to provide their own option for automating consumers' financial lives.

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SunTrust recruits JPMorgan exec to lead business lending in Houston

11/27/18

It's the latest expansion step in commercial services there by the Atlanta bank, which has no retail branches in Texas.

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Banks flock to personal lending, but at what risk?

11/22/18

Unlike online lenders, banks are focusing primarily on consumers with solid credit scores. But unsecured loans to prime borrowers have a limited track record, so it’s hard to predict how they’ll perform when the economy inevitably weakens.

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SunTrust promotes Ellen Koebler to chief risk officer

11/01/18

Koebler, the bank's head of consumer lending, will replace Jerome Lienhard, who is retiring.

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Regional banks' reg relief triumph gives way to new battle

10/21/18

Banks technically relieved of the “systemically important” label in last spring’s legislative package are lobbying regulators hard over concerns that they could still face tough standards.

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Fee income falls at SunTrust, but profits still soar

10/19/18

Strong net interest income and other factors made up for a drop in investment banking and other noninterest income at the Atlanta bank, which reported double-digit earnings growth.

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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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SunTrust's Elliott on partnership relationships

09/18/18

It's good advice in any relationship context. SunTrust's Bryce Elliott wants transparency from his technology partners. "It's OK to tell me no."

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Why those high-profile bank glitches just won't stop

09/18/18

Several hard realities, including legacy technology and the pace of change in software and apps, leave firms vulnerable to outages that stir public outcry.

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SunTrust patches glitch that knocked out mobile, online banking

09/18/18

The Atlanta bank warned that some customers may experience intermittent access. A routine system upgrade gone awry caused the problem.

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