Commercial banking
After eight years leading one of the nation's most prominent Black banks, Michael Pugh will become chief executive of the Local Initiatives Support Corporation.
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The Alabama bank is rolling out an online platform for corporate clients to manage billing-related communications with their own customers.
August 8 -
Ybarra, who leads the megabank's sprawling institutional clients group, plans to depart in the first half of next year. Citi says it's assessing how to allocate his responsibilities.
August 7
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Much of the industry is slimming down, with some banks calling it quits on riskier sectors and selling loans they no longer want. The trend is particularly prominent at regional banks that are preparing to comply with new capital rules.
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The Minneapolis company is issuing stock to the Japanese banking giant that previously owned MUFG Union Bank in order to repay part of a $3.5 billion obligation. The move will also boost a key capital ratio, which sagged after the deal was completed, but is expected to cut into U.S. Bancorp's earnings per share.
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Median noninterest income at midsize banks rose 7.2% in the second quarter, exceeding expectations. Dallas-based Texas Capital stood out from the pack, reporting a large uptick in fee income thanks largely to its new investment banking platform.
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The Hicksville, New York, company says its deposit base is stable and poised for growth four months after its acquisition of the failed Signature Bank, some of whose depositors fled to larger banks. Private bankers — including new hires from another failed bank, First Republic — are trying to win back lost deposits.
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Post-merger Banc of California will target "in-market relationship banking" by focusing on treasury management services and loan growth to boost "low-cost" commercial deposits, CEO Jared Wolff said.
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Nearly three out of five respondents to a Bloomberg survey said they would most like to work for the CEO of JPMorgan Chase. That was enough to make Dimon the most popular choice out of a list of the leaders of six big banks.
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The regional bank told analysts that it has studied how much debt it would need to raise based on an effective post-reform capital floor of 6% of risk-weighted assets, and has determined that that increase in capital would be manageable.
July 21
