News Topic: William Rogers, Jr

SunTrust CEO Bill Rogers on Thursday explained the direction he and BB&T chief Kelly King are going with the new name, but gave no hints on what it is or when it will be unveiled. ... Read full article

Sen. Sherrod Brown, the Senate Banking Committee's top Democrat, said the banks failed to provide enough information on how their proposed combination would affect employees and consumers. ... Read full article

The stars aligned for the two longtime rivals to join forces, and some observers speculate that other regional banks will need to strike similar partnerships if they hope to remain competitive. But others say such deals are rare because they're hard ... Read full article

Why now? Will it work? How will their rivals respond? The megadeal between the two East Coast regionals offers up plenty of grist for speculation. ... Read full article

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. ... Read full article

Yet margin improvement proved to be the decisive factor in a strong quarter in which total lending was flat. ... Read full article

After nearly two years of sputtering commercial loan growth, regional bankers are counting more than ever on expanding their portfolios of personal loans and other types of consumer credit. ... Read full article

SunTrust let about eight weeks pass before telling the public that data tied to 1.5 million customers had been stolen. ... Read full article

The news of the data breach cast a shadow over relatively strong first-quarter earnings for the Atlanta bank. ... Read full article

Scott Case will rejoin SunTrust after having left the bank in October to become chief information officer at a health care information management company. He will replace Anil Cheriyan, who is retiring. ... Read full article

The new tax law helped boost fourth-quarter results at SunTrust Banks in Atlanta, while the recent rate hikes led to gains in spread income. ... Read full article

The elimination of a key deduction that had worked as a cap on CEO salaries, combined with investor pressure to maintain performance incentives, could lead to an upward drift in compensation for top executives of many banks. ... Read full article

SunTrust sold an insurance financing unit that it deemed noncore, but it is on the lookout to buy more complementary businesses such as a CRE lender it acquired last year. ... Read full article

SunTrust’s yields have improved as it has increased its credit-card and student lending and made more online personal loans through its LightStream subsidiary. ... Read full article

Even with card defaults ticking up slightly, regional banks remain committed to pursuing more credit card business as they look to both diversify their balance sheets and deepen relationships with customers. ... Read full article