News Topic: Zions Bancorp

Double-digit gains in net interest income more than offset sluggish growth in fee income at the Salt Lake City company. ... Read full article

Our Best in Banking honorees for 2018 share some of the smartest bits of advice and blows from the school of hard knocks that they've received over the years — and who (or what) supplied them. ... Read full article

Zions' Harris Simmons named Banker of the Year; distilling the hopes and hang-ups around CRA reform; new grist in still ongoing debate over Operation Choke Point; and more from this week's most-read stories. ... Read full article

Readers weigh in on consumers taking on more debt, President Trump's criticism of the Federal Reserve and Zions CEO Harris Simmons as Banker of the Year. ... Read full article

His knack for public policy, dedication to technological improvements once considered the province of big banks, and willingness to tear up a business model that he and his father built make him our top Best in Banking honoree. ... Read full article

The Salt Lake City bank said consumer loans rose 7% from a year earlier. That was one of its several quarterly highlights. ... Read full article

Zions is streamlining its 500 deposit products as part of a massive core conversion, and its female executives are leading the effort. ... Read full article

The interagency council voted in favor of the bank's application to remove its designation, though the practical effect of the decision is muted by the regulatory relief law passed this spring. ... Read full article

The Salt Lake City company reported a 21% increase in second-quarter profits, even as its decision to scale back commercial real estate lending muted overall loan growth. ... Read full article

The agency creates “regulatory sandbox” to help develop products, including crypto-based ones; FSOC agrees bank’s failure wouldn’t wreck the financial system. ... Read full article

The Financial Stability Oversight Council has proposed to dedesignate Zions Bancorp. as a systemically important financial institution under the Dodd-Frank Act. ... Read full article

LeeAnne Linderman, who oversees retail banking for Zions, was the first female chair of the Utah Bankers Association and has mentored and advocated for women in the industry. ... Read full article

The Financial Stability Oversight Council will hold an executive session next week to consider whether Zions Bancorp. should still be considered a systemically important financial institution. ... Read full article

The interagency will establish a venue for bank holding companies that restructure to argue in favor of their being de-designated as "systemically important," similar to the process afforded for other firms. ... Read full article

Dueling blockchain stories — one arguing it was virtually useless, the other saying it could change real estate lending — seized the top spots this week, while readers also focused on tax reform aftermath and a key Senate retirement. ... Read full article

Three additional banks announced bonuses, wage hikes and charitable contributions resulting from the lower corporate tax rate enacted by Congress. ... Read full article

The holding company structure makes sense for large banks with complex business models and small banks looking to bulk up through acquisitions. But for a large swath of banks in the middle, the benefits are harder to spot. ... Read full article

The Dodd-Frank Act included a provision to lock some of the biggest firms into enhanced supervision even if they wanted to exit. But that grasp may not be as strong as it used to be. ... Read full article