04/22/2015
Berkshire Bank Announces Environmental Business Initiatives
Company to consciously conserve, reduce energy and paper consumption
Retail Banking
04/20/2015
Berkshire Hills Completes Hampden Bancorp Acquisition
This combination creates a strong platform for serving the Springfield area and we are excited about the opportunities for our expanded presence in this market.
04/17/2015
U.S. companies use more of their bank credit lines in sign of confidence
Companies are using the funds for a variety of things
03/30/2015
The Bank of Maine to Merge into Camden National Bank
The combined organization will operate under the Camden National Bank
03/27/2015
TD Would Consider Small Takeovers in U.S. Southeast, CEO Says
Toronto-Dominion Bank would consider small retail bank takeovers in the U.S. Southeast to expand its branch network on the Eastern Seaboard, Chief Executive Officer Bharat Masrani said. “If there was a smallish tuck-in type of acquisition available
03/23/2015
TotalBank’s CEO, Luis de la Aguilera, on life and banking in Miami
Like many financial institutions, TotalBank suffered losses during the recession
03/13/2015
Commerce Union Bank and Reliant Bank Shareholders Approve Merger
Commerce Union Bancshares, Inc. and Reliant Bank today announced that shareholders have approved the proposed merger of Commerce Union and Reliant
03/05/2015
S&T Bancorp and Integrity Bancshares announce Completion Of Merger
S&T Bancorp, Inc. Appoints Three New Members to its Board of Directors and Appoints Two New Executive Officers
03/05/2015
Citigroup sells near 10% stake in Turkey's Akbank for $1.2bn
In December 2014, Citi agreed to sell its Japanese retail banking operations to Sumitomo Mitsui Banking
03/02/2015
$10 Billion Puerto Rico Bank Becomes First Bank Failure Since 2010
Doral Bank's 26 former branches reopened under normal business hours beginning Saturday, February 28th
02/25/2015
JPMorgan to close 5 percent of bank branches to cut costs
Tellers handled only 42 percent of all bank deposits last year
02/24/2015
Real Estate Investor Acquires Mortgage Servicer for $1.3 Billion
Their principal offices are located in the Cayman Islands.
02/20/2015
Santander reaches accord with N.Y. to expand bank account access
Citigroup's Citibank agreed last month to change how it used ChexSystems, as did Capital One, a unit of Capital One Financial Corp, in June.
02/04/2015
Credit Suisse exits U.S. retail market making business
Credit Suisse Group is getting out of the U.S. equity retail market making business by the end of the first quarter after failing to gain enough scale to make a go of it
01/30/2015
Societe Generale in big U.S. team hire
Societe Generale is entering the U.S. commercial-mortgage-backed securities market and has hired a team of more than 10 people from Royal Bank of Scotland for the effort
01/21/2015
Fitch: Scotiabank Peru Makes a Stride to Expand Local Footprint
SPB has been increasing its share of retail and SME lending in the Peruvian market
01/16/2015
Diebold restructures Latin American operations
From a financial reporting perspective, moving forward Diebold will record combined results from its Latin America and Brazil businesses
01/06/2015
Signature Bank Named Best Bank in America by Forbes
Signature Bank a New York-based full-service commercial bank, announced today that it was named the best bank in America by Forbes in the publication’s annual list of America’s Best and Worst Banks 2015.
12/16/2014
C1 Bank CEO, Trevor Burgess, named American Banker's Community Banker of the Year
C1 Bank President and CEO, Trevor Burgess, was honored today as American Banker Magazine's Community Banker of the Year.
11/27/2014
Commercial State Bank announces partnership with ZT Wealth
Commercial State Bank, a Texas community bank, recently announced its partnership with ZT Wealth, a wealth management company specializing in private equity.