Citizens Bank offers on-demand pay product for corporate clients

The bank said the service can be up and running within 30 days. Citizens is working with an unnamed third-party vendor to provide the offering, an executive said.

By Anna Hrushka • April 1, 2022

Jamie Dimon, U.S. Bank and BMO show value is a buyer-led construct

JPMorgan Chase reported it gave its CEO a stock award worth more than double what it estimated in 2018. But as M&A has shown, value isn't always one-for-one.

By Dan Ennis • March 31, 2022

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President Donald Trump’s reelection was predicted to yield loosened regulation. But tariff volatility and economic uncertainty has thrown a wrench into an expected boom in mergers and acquisitions.

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FDIC unveils guidance for banks to navigate climate-related risks

The agency asked banks with $100 billion or more in assets to measure and mitigate climate change's financial risks, echoing a December move by the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC).

By Robin Bradley • March 31, 2022

Cross River hits $3B valuation, eyes global expansion — but still defies labels

"Besides the technology ... we also are a regulated financial institution, and the combination of the two really is the secret sauce that allows us to work" with heavy-hitting partner companies, executive Hillel Olivestone said.

By Anna Hrushka • March 31, 2022

Goldman to buy retirement plan robo-adviser NextCapital

Details of the transaction were not disclosed. But Goldman isn't the only big bank to make a play in the robo-advising space this year. UBS in January agreed to acquire Wealthfront in a deal worth $1.4 billion.

By Robin Bradley • March 30, 2022

Serial acquirer Seacoast moves on Miami with $168.3M buy of Apollo Bank

The deal, set to close in the fourth quarter, would add five Miami-Dade County branches to Seacoast's footprint and take Apollo off the market. A credit union's bid for Apollo was terminated in the COVID-19 pandemic's early days.

By Dan Ennis • March 30, 2022

House panel wants deeper details of banks' business activities in Russia

Rep. Maxine Waters, D-CA, asked 31 trade groups to survey their members to find out what they are doing to exit or phase out business with Russia or, conversely, defend why they would continue those ties.

By Robin Bradley • March 25, 2022

Wall Street securities bonuses jump 20% to $257,500 in 2021, NY official says

The bonuses — the highest since 2006 — trumped the 15.7% figure the state comptroller's office projected.

By Robin Bradley • March 24, 2022

Fed approves Citizens' $3.5B acquisition of Investors Bancorp

The deal, expected to give Citizens an additional 154 branches — mostly in the New York City area — marks the second big new revenue stream for the bank in a little over a month.

By Robin Bradley • March 23, 2022

JPMorgan mines Wells Fargo for next diversity chief

The move is part of an executive shuffle that shifts the bank's current diversity leader to a role as Northeast segment head for middle-market banking and specialized industries.

By Dan Ennis • March 23, 2022

Goldman's general counsel gets a 75% raise over her predecessor

$7.5 million is a popular pay boost for the bank. That's the amount by which CEO David Solomon, President John Waldron and General Counsel Kathy Ruemmler saw their compensation jump last year.

By Robin Bradley • March 21, 2022

Huntington poaches Truist retail banking chief

Truist, meanwhile, promoted its chief digital officer to lead the Charlotte, North Carolina-based bank's retail and community banking and marketing efforts.

By Robin Bradley • March 18, 2022

JPMorgan Chase continues overseas acquisition streak

The bank on Tuesday bought an Irish software provider that helps businesses manage employee share plans in a deal reportedly valued at $730 million.

By Robin Bradley • March 16, 2022

JPMorgan Chase drops ban on unvaccinated new hires

The bank, in a memo Monday, said it will stop mandatory twice-weekly testing of unvaccinated employees April 4, and no longer require unvaccinated workers to wear face masks, effective immediately.

By Robin Bradley • March 15, 2022

Arizona deal marks 5th credit union purchase of bank in 2022

At the current pace, 26 credit union-bank tie-ups could be in the works by the end of the year, far surpassing 2019's record.

By Robin Bradley • March 14, 2022

Capital One's general counsel wears 2 new hats

The McLean, Virginia-based bank has seen two other high-profile exits from its legal department in the past two weeks.

By Robin Bradley • March 11, 2022

BNY Mellon CEO Todd Gibbons to retire Aug. 31

Robin Vince, a 26-year Goldman Sachs veteran who joined BNY Mellon in 2020, will take the bank's top role.

By Robin Bradley • March 10, 2022

Citi names next chief compliance officer

Tom Anderson, who now serves as chief compliance officer for the bank's personal banking and wealth management division, returned to Citi last year after stints at American Express and JPMorgan Chase.

By Robin Bradley • Updated May 12, 2022

Judge may rule soon on Wells Fargo commercial real estate 'time bomb'

The bank has moved to dismiss a class-action lawsuit that alleges it improperly inflated underwriting metrics ahead of the pandemic, leaving the company vulnerable to losses in 2020.

By Maura Webber Sadovi • March 7, 2022

Wells Fargo's brand management chief is leaving May 1

Barri Rafferty's "innovative approach to communications" helped the bank achieve "enhanced favorability, trust and ... media sentiment," Bill Daley, the bank's vice chairman of public affairs, wrote in a memo.

By Robin Bradley • March 3, 2022

At investor day, Citi makes a plea for time

The bank warned of $4 billion in potential losses and an uptick in expenses from tech investments and hiring. But it also adjusted expectations for a return on tangible common equity.

By Dan Ennis • March 3, 2022

Longtime United Bank CEO Richard Adams to leave top role

Adams, who has led the bank for nearly 47 years, will become executive chair of its board April 1, when his son succeeds him as CEO.

By Robin Bradley • March 2, 2022

Citi has a $9.8B Russia headache

In the wake of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the bank warned investors of exposure that includes loans, securities, funding commitments and cash at the country's central bank.

By Dan Ennis • March 1, 2022

TD to acquire First Horizon in $13.4B deal

The transaction, expected to close in the fall, would expand the Canadian bank's Southeast footprint, adding $55 billion in loans and $75 billion in deposits to its balance sheet and making it the U.S.'s sixth-largest retail bank.

By Robin Bradley • Feb. 28, 2022

Citi calls vaccinated workers back to office March 21

The bank's human resources chief credited a steady decline in the COVID-19 caseload and decreased risk for vaccinated workers in the decision to place employees on site at least two days a week.

By Dan Ennis • Feb. 24, 2022