SunTrust

Will regionals boost dividend payouts if SIFI level is raised?

04/02/18

On quarterly earnings calls set to begin next week, investors will be listening closely to CEO comments for any hints of how banks might deploy excess capital if they are no longer deemed systemically important.

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Consumers crave automation in home-equity lending: J.D. Power

03/30/18

Banks that scored high in customer-satisfaction ratings did so for their front-line service, not their tech capabilities, study finds.

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New SunTrust IT chief weighs open banking, AI, fintech partnerships

03/16/18

Banks should adopt a more collaborative process to usher in innovation and refine digital strategy, says SunTrust CIO Scott Case.

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Early glimpse of banks' 1Q isn't exactly pretty

03/06/18

Deposit prices are starting to rise, deposit growth is slowing, commercial loan growth remains tepid (with some exceptions) and concerns are mounting about the economic toll of U.S. trade policy, bank executives said just a few weeks ahead of the end of the quarter.

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Midsize banks urge passage of Senate reg relief bill

03/05/18

Numerous regional banks stand to benefit from a provision that narrows the scope of institutions defined as "systemically important" under the Dodd-Frank Act.

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SunTrust exec joins the bank's partnering fintech firm

03/01/18

A former executive at SunTrust has joined Cardlytics Inc. to help the company expand its partnerships with other banks.

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Here's another way Amazon and banks are collaborating

02/21/18

The internet giant, SunTrust, Ally and other backers have invested $16 million in a new funding round for Greenlight Financial Technology, further blurring the lines between banks and tech companies.

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U.S. Bank's big AML fine, Mulvaney in hot seat, future of payments: Top stories of the week

02/16/18

U.S. Bank's $600 million fine for AML lapses quickly drew readers attention, while acting CFPB Director Mick Mulvaney got the Cordray treatment on Capitol Hill and big banks made moves to speed real-time payments.

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Big banks got huge tax cuts, then hiked cities' interest rates

02/15/18

As U.S. banks were tallying up the billions of dollars in extra profits they'll reap from the sweeping tax cuts signed into law by President Donald Trump, they were quietly delivering unwelcome news to local governments: The interest rates on their loans were about to go up.

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In management shuffle, SunTrust names new CFO, co-COOs

02/14/18

Allison Dukes will succeed current CFO Aleem Gillani when he retires at the end of this quarter, while Mark Chancy and Beau Cummins will become co-chief operating officers immediately.

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