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ANZ bankers learned they were axed in email error
Roughly 300 retail bankers at one of Australia’s largest lenders discovered, through an automated email – before higher-ups told them – that they were losing their jobs.
By Gabrielle Saulsbery • Aug. 28, 2025 -
FDIC: Capital One-Discover deal dents Q2 bank profit
Aggregate net income for banks insured by the regulator fell 1%, to $69.9 billion, in the quarter, due to higher provision expenses tied to Capital One’s acquisition of Discover.
By Caitlin Mullen • Aug. 27, 2025 -
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Since the approval of Capital One’s acquisition of Discover, banks have increasingly waded into new deals. Beyond that, they’ve doubled down on strategy, from organic growth to branch placement to app design.
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JPMorgan Chase relaunches HELOC loans after 5-year break
The bank stopped offering home equity lines of credit in April 2020 due to economic uncertainty and now looks to capitalize on high home values.
By Gabrielle Saulsbery • Aug. 27, 2025 -
First Horizon doubles down on Charlotte hiring
The Memphis, Tennessee-based regional lender is tapping the North Carolina city’s talent pool to grow its digital team, said Laura Bunn, the bank’s mid-Atlantic regional president.
By Caitlin Mullen • Aug. 27, 2025 -
Synovus, Pinnacle plan post-merger C-suite
In perhaps a nod to a lesson learned from the Truist combination, the two regional banks laid out the combined company’s management team.
By Caitlin Mullen • Aug. 22, 2025 -
U.S. Bank wants a piece of Charlotte, too
The Minneapolis-based super-regional opened its seventh branch this week in North Carolina’s largest city, and wants to double its presence in a market where Truist, BofA and Wells Fargo are heavily entrenched.
By Caitlin Mullen • Aug. 22, 2025 -
Washington’s 1st Security names next CEO
Matthew Mullet, who was named president of the bank in July 2024, will succeed Joseph Adams as CEO in September.
By Rajashree Chakravarty • Aug. 21, 2025 -
Truist aims to build 100 new branches in a mass-affluent grab
The bank is targeting high-growth markets such as Austin, Miami and Dallas in a push that involves hiring more advisers, refining its AI tools and renovating 300 of its current branches.
By Dan Ennis , Caitlin Mullen • Aug. 20, 2025 -
Ex-Regions teller banned from banking after alleged theft
Markel O’Neal Calhoun stole nearly $18,000 from the bank last February, the Federal Reserve alleged.
By Gabrielle Saulsbery • Aug. 20, 2025 -
Virginia’s TowneBank to buy NC’s Dogwood in $476.2M deal
The move would add 17 branches – many along the I-85 corridor in the Carolinas. TowneBank is set to close a separate acquisition of Old Point Financial on Sept. 1.
By Dan Ennis • Aug. 19, 2025 -
Texas lender embraces independence amid flurry of consolidation
“People like to do business with folks that know the community, know the state, know the region,” and “that’s where banks of our size fit,” said Danny Butler, CEO of San Antonio-based Jefferson Bank.
By Caitlin Mullen • Aug. 19, 2025 -
CIBC taps new US CEO
The Canadian bank named Kevin Li the next CEO of its U.S. operations. Current U.S. CEO Shawn Beber will shift to a special adviser role in November before retiring next July.
By Caitlin Mullen • Aug. 13, 2025 -
Citi exec: Retail simplification is paying off
“We're not trying to sell different packages or explain the nuances of” various product levels, said Kate Luft, the lender’s head of retail banking. “That's a complication, I would say, externally of Citi right now.”
By Caitlin Mullen • Aug. 13, 2025 -
Ohio’s First Financial expands Chicago footprint in $142M deal
The acquisition of BankFinancial, set to close in the fourth quarter, comes roughly a month and a half after First Financial proposed a $325 million purchase of a fellow Ohio lender.
By Rajashree Chakravarty • Aug. 12, 2025 -
Citizens taps Barclays vet as next CFO
Aunoy Banerjee will become Citizens’ CFO in October, replacing John Woods, who’s leaving the Providence, Rhode Island-based regional lender to become CFO at State Street.
By Gabrielle Saulsbery • Aug. 12, 2025 -
Berkshire, Brookline dub their post-merger brand Beacon
The name draws a strong association with Boston, a key market for both banks. The companies expect the $1.1 billion deal to close by September, with systems integration early next year.
By Dan Ennis • Aug. 11, 2025 -
Simmons names next chief; CEO Makris to retire
Jay Brogdon will succeed George Makris Jr. after he retires at year end. Marty Casteel, a director of the company, will become chair Jan. 1, 2026.
By Rajashree Chakravarty • Aug. 5, 2025 -
Fifth Third, expanding to Alabama, aims to ‘show up differently’
The lender’s head of consumer banking touts an open-air atmosphere and “consultative” priority that is far removed from his early-career days as a teller.
By Gabrielle Saulsbery • Aug. 4, 2025 -
Frost CEO: Lending competition heating up
For the Texas bank, loans lost to other lenders because of structure continued to increase in the second quarter. “I think this represents the level of competition developing in the market,” CEO Phil Green said.
By Caitlin Mullen • Aug. 1, 2025 -
Capital One delivers few details on $265B community plan
A year after touting a community investment proposal as part of an effort to acquire Discover, the card issuer has yet to lay out program specifics.
By Tatiana Walk-Morris • July 30, 2025 -
Activist investor pressures Comerica to sell
HoldCo alleged that a larger bank could buy Comerica without major capital issues, putting forth PNC, Fifth Third and Huntington as options that “make sense.”
By Gabrielle Saulsbery • July 29, 2025 -
Pinnacle, Synovus to combine in $8.6B deal
Synovus had been the subject of merger rumors earlier in the week. The deal could stand as a test case for banks primed to cross the $100 billion-asset threshold amid expected Trump-era deregulation.
By Dan Ennis • July 25, 2025 -
Old National names KeyBank exec president, COO
Tim Burke oversaw commercial banking in 12 markets at KeyBank, including Chicago. He succeeds Mark Sander, who retired from Old National this year.
By Dan Ennis • July 23, 2025 -
OpenAI’s Altman didn’t expect banks to take to AI so soon
Financial institutions have been surprise early adopters of ChatGPT, and the AI industry is on the advent of "intelligence too cheap to meter," OpenAI's CEO and co-founder said at a Fed event Tuesday.
By Gabrielle Saulsbery • July 22, 2025 -
PNC, Coinbase team up on crypto-as-a-service
The nation’s largest crypto exchange and its seventh-largest bank are joining in their “commitment to a more resilient digital financial system,” the firms said Tuesday.
By Gabrielle Saulsbery • July 22, 2025