American Banker

OCTOBER 11, 2016

Large banks are outpacing community banks in deposit gathering because new liquidity rules make deposits more valuable to the biggest banks, mobile banking has been a deposit magnet for the heavyweights, and regional and midsize players hold certain advantages over smaller rivals, too.

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American Banker

JULY 21, 2016

One of the nation’s biggest banks and the so-called “everything store” have joined forces to extend loan discounts to students.

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CB Insights

JUNE 11, 2018

Additionally, when naming the national champions of AI in November, the Chinese Ministry of Science and Technology designated Baidu as the leader in autonomous driving. The other national champions include Baidu’s tech peers Alibaba and Tencent — designated as leaders in smart cities and healthcare, respectively.

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American Banker

NOVEMBER 8, 2016

Voters in Florida, North Dakota, Montana and Arkansas approved medical marijuana measures on Tuesday, while their counterparts in California, Massachusetts and Nevada approved recreational pot initiatives.

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American Banker

OCTOBER 4, 2016

First Foundation in Irvine, Calif., has agreed to buy a pair of branches from Pacific Western Bank in Beverly Hills, Calif.

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American Banker

JANUARY 3, 2017

The state's highest court ruled that lenders affiliated with Native American tribes are not entitled to sovereign immunity and must comply with state interest rate caps. It marks the latest triumph for consumer groups and state governments that have sought to rein in high-cost consumer lenders.

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American Banker

JANUARY 2, 2017

The phony-account scandal at Wells Fargo illustrates how sales quotas can incent bad behavior. Is your bank effectively mitigating the risk of 'managing to metrics'? Or could it be in danger of becoming a 'cargo cult'?

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American Banker

JULY 8, 2016

billion-asset holding company for Citizens Business Bank said David Farnsworth will start as credit chief of both entities on July 18. He will succeed James Dowd, who retired on July 1.

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American Banker

NOVEMBER 8, 2016

Voters in Florida and North Dakota approved medical marijuana measures on Tuesday, while their counterparts in California and Massachusetts approved recreational pot initiatives, according to projections.

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American Banker

MAY 23, 2016

Nonperforming commercial-and-industrial loans are soaring, and loans to farmers and construction firms — not just oil and gas companies — are a big reason.

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American Banker

OCTOBER 24, 2016

Loan growth in Arizona and Southern California led to improved third-quarter profit at Western Alliance Bancorp. in Phoenix.

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American Banker

OCTOBER 18, 2016

PacWest Bancorp in Los Angeles reported higher third-quarter profits thanks to higher net interest income, increased commissions and fees and the elimination of its loss-sharing agreements.

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American Banker

OCTOBER 17, 2016

Bank of America's chief financial officer on Tuesday downplayed the odds of a Wells-Fargo-style phony-account scandal at B of A, contending that it does not use hard-charging sales tactics,

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American Banker

OCTOBER 17, 2016

The phony account scandal that occurred at Wells Fargo won't happen at Bank of America because B of A doesn't use the same kind of hard-charging sales tactics, its chief financial officer said Monday.

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America CA Regional National 28

American Banker

OCTOBER 17, 2016

The phony account scandal that occurred at Wells Fargo won't happen at Bank of America because B of A doesn't use the same kind of hard-charging sales tactics, its chief financial officer said Monday.

America 28

America CA Regional National 28

American Banker

JULY 14, 2016

Profit rose at First Republic Bank in the second quarter, as higher loan originations and fee-based business offset a spike in employee salaries that was partly caused by the bank raising its minimum wage.

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American Banker

DECEMBER 15, 2016

Capital Business Credit, a New York-based business finance company, has been acquired by a San Francisco-based lender.

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San Francisco Capital New York Company 28

American Banker

DECEMBER 12, 2016

First Republic Bank in San Francisco has bought Gradifi, a two-year old firm that works with small and large companies to help their employees pay down student debt.

San Francisco 28

San Francisco Company CA Regional 28

American Banker

DECEMBER 5, 2016

Banks and credit unions in California plan to participate in a new working group that will focus on the cannabis industry's lack of access to the mainstream financial system, according to state officials.

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Groups California System Industry 28

American Banker

NOVEMBER 15, 2016

First Republic Bank in San Francisco is looking to raise $287 million from a secondary offering.

San Francisco 28

San Francisco CA Regional National 28

American Banker

NOVEMBER 1, 2016

Square 1 Bank, a unit of PacWest Bancorp, has hired two financial services veterans to expand its banking services for venture capital and private-equity firms and named a new leader of that practice.

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American Banker

NOVEMBER 1, 2016

Cathay General Bancorp in Los Angeles has agreed to a community reinvestment plan tied to its deal to buy SinoPac Bancorp from Bank SinoPac in Taiwan.

Los Angeles 28

Los Angeles Community CA Community Bank 28

American Banker

OCTOBER 30, 2016

Are big banks too lumbering to be real competitors to online lending startups? We're about to find out. Goldman Sachs, Wells Fargo and Quicken have all entered the digital lending business, putting early entrants on the defensive.

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Lending Online CA Regional 28

American Banker

OCTOBER 13, 2016

First Republic Bank in San Francisco said Thursday that its third-quarter profit climbed 27.4% from the same period last year, to $171.8 million, thanks to double-digit gains in both interest and fee income.

San Francisco 28

San Francisco CA Regional National 28

American Banker

SEPTEMBER 30, 2016

Bancorp has agreed to settle a lawsuit that claimed it neglected to maintain foreclosed properties in Southern California after the 2008 financial crisis.

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California CA Regional National 28

American Banker

AUGUST 31, 2016

Plenty of banks have ended their federal loss-share deals early, but despite the incentives to wind them down, plenty more still have these crisis-era arrangements in place. It may be due to varying deadlines, mistakes calculating loan values or worries that they still might need the coverage for home equity lines.

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American Banker

AUGUST 23, 2016

The latest lending figures show just how prodigious banks' shift from construction to C&I loans has been since the crisis. Yet a hard look at C&I credits, especially their loss rates, raises questions about whether they are safer.

Lending 28

Lending CA Community Bank Regional 28

American Banker

AUGUST 19, 2016

The longtime chairman and chief executive of Cathay General Bancorp will relinquish his CEO title this fall and the company's bank president is set to succeed him.

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Company CA Community Bank Regional 28

American Banker

JULY 29, 2016

Four years after the first states legalized marijuana, most bankers still want nothing to do with it.

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CA Regional National Compliance 28

American Banker

JULY 21, 2016

Banc of California's second-quarter profits soared on stronger lending and credit quality. billion-asset company increased net income 66% from a year earlier to $26.5 million, it said in a news release Thursday.

California 28

California Lending Company CA 28

American Banker

JULY 12, 2016

Charles Schwab Bank, BBVA Compass and Mechanics Bank are among the latest investors in a California microfinance firm that specializes in small-business lending.

California 28

California Lending CA Regional 28

American Banker

JUNE 14, 2016

Wells Fargo, widely regarded as the industry's least complex megabank, has recently made big moves into the volatile world of investment banking. But don't read too much into it, according to John Shrewsberry, its chief financial officer.

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American Banker

JUNE 1, 2016

First Republic Bank in San Francisco plans to raise about $178 million through a common stock offering.

San Francisco 28

San Francisco CA Regional National 28

American Banker

MAY 4, 2016

Serving on a bank board is a tough gig, and the fact that a number of bank directors sit on the boards of four or more public companies is raising questions about whether they are too busy to be good watchdogs.

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American Banker

APRIL 26, 2016

Sanford Weill, the retired chairman and chief executive of Citigroup, and his wife, Joan, have pledged $185 million to the University of California at San Francisco to create a new research center.

San Francisco 28

San Francisco California CA Regional 28

American Banker

APRIL 26, 2016

Corporate governance experts normally recommend splitting the chairman and CEO roles at public companies, but Wells' shareholders let John Stumpf keep both jobs.

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Company CA Regional National 28

American Banker

APRIL 21, 2016

A spike in lending helped profits rise 7.5% year over year in the first quarter at East West Bancorp in Pasadena, Calif.

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