SunTrust

BB&T, SunTrust to merge; ECB plans new bank stress test

02/07/19

The deal would be the biggest bank merger in more than a decade; banks would need to show how many days they could last with just cash on hand.

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Four victims of SunTrust shooting were bank employees

01/24/19

Police in Sebring, Fla., have yet to determine a motive for the attack in which four SunTrust workers and one customer were killed. The shooter, Zephen Allen Xaver, has been arraigned on five counts of first-degree murder.

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At least five killed in shooting at SunTrust branch in Florida

01/23/19

Police arrested a man after responding to a hostage situation at a branch in Sebring, Fla., early Wednesday.

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Five people shot at SunTrust branch in Florida

01/23/19

Police arrested a man after responding to a hostage situation at a branch in Sebring, Fla., early Wednesday.

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Battle for deposits is ‘a steel-cage match’

01/18/19

Loan demand is finally picking up after several lackluster quarters. Banks' big challenge is finding cheap deposits to fund all those new loans.

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What banks are losing sight of in rush to upgrade mobile apps

01/04/19

As consumers continue to migrate to banking apps, lenders may be tempted to focus solely on improving that channel. But new data suggests consumers aren't abandoning other platforms just yet.

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The top stories of 2018

12/30/18

The year saw anxiety over how banks would respond to record consumer debt, disruptive glitches at TD Bank and SunTrust, ongoing scandal at Wells Fargo, and much, much more.

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Highlights and lowlights from banking in 2018

12/25/18

It was a year to remember for women executives at SunTrust and Amex’s new CEO, and one to forget for Wells Fargo and investors in bank stocks.

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Recession worries? Trade war? Forget about 'em, bank CEOs say

12/04/18

Big-bank execs downplayed gloomy economic forecasts and said a commercial lending rally, niche M&A and smart tech spending will drive growth in 2019.

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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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