Managers of Wealth Americas

Citizens Business Bank and American Security Bank Announce Acquisition Agreement

Deal strengthens Citizens Business Bank's core franchise in Southern California.

First Niagara Earns Top Honors for Overall Satisfaction, Relationship Manager Performance and Treasury Management

First Niagara Financial Group racked up four national awards and several regional honors in the 2013 Greenwich Excellence Awards for Small Business and Middle Market Banking.

Shake up retail branches with franchise model?

The franchise model can turn the top-down corporate model upside down, since franchisees may actually become aggressive critics of how their customers are approached, with little patience for ineffective internal procedures.

Israel Discount Bank calls off sale of N.Y. unit

Israel's third-largest bank may try to meet 2015 capital adequacy ratio target by selling Discount Bank Latin America or issuing new shares

To sell more, Bank of America turns to existing clients

Bank of America Corp is trying to solve one of the most difficult problems that big banks face: convincing reluctant employees to sell more products to current customers, who are themselves reluctant to buy them.

M&T Bank posts disappointing fourth-quarter earnings

M&T is under directives from the Federal Reserve to improve its anti-money laundering systems in order to gain approval for its acquisition of Hudson City Bancorp.

Fed Approves China’s Wing Lung Bank for Expansion in California

Wing Lung plans to establish a San Francisco branch and upgrade its existing office in Alhambra

JPMorgan looks at sale of prepaid card business

The bank’s UCard is used for programs such as food stamps, unemployment benefits and tax refunds. Corporations use UCard to pay workers who don’t have checking accounts.

Bank of the West Will Still Offer Interest-Only Loans Post QM

The bank said it reviewed its underwriting criteria to ensure that borrowers have the ability to repay the loan once the interest-only period has expired.

Signature Bank Named Second Best Bank in America by Forbes

Bank's Position on List Advances for Fourth Consecutive Year;Other Industry Accolades Earned

Fraud fallout: Chase imposes debit card limits

Chase customers will be limited to withdrawing no more than $100 a day from ATMs on the affected debit cards.

Wall Street Banks Offer $3 Billion of CMBS to Extend Sales Surge

Banks from JPMorgan Chase & Co. to UBS AG are marketing $3 billion of commercial-mortgage bonds amid a rush to refinance commercial-property loans.

JPMorgan consumer bank ahead of plan on job cuts, expenses - executive

JPMorgan, like other banks, is under increased pressure from investors to cut expenses because revenue is down due to low interest rates, weak loan demand and tighter regulations on fees.

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