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Blackstone Wants to Partner with Regional Banks in Loan Originations
Blackstone Wants to Partner with Regional Banks in Loan Originations
May 11, 2023  |  Banking

Blackstone wants to give regional banks more lending power ahead of a looming credit crunch. Jon Gray, president of the private equity giant, told the...

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First Citizens Sees Income Jump After SVB Purchase
First Citizens Sees Income Jump After SVB Purchase
May 10, 2023  |  Earnings

First Citizens Bank’s income surged following its purchase of failed Silicon Valley Bank. First Citizens, a North Carolina lender with a long history of buying...

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Report: FDIC Rescues Create ‘Vicious Cycle’ for Future Bank Purchases
Report: FDIC Rescues Create ‘Vicious Cycle’ for Future Bank Purchases
May 07, 2023  |  Banking

Do banks need to fail — and get government help — before buyers come forward? A report by Reuters Friday (May 5) citing industry sources said...

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Goldman Sachs’ Advisory Work With SVB Probed by Feds
Goldman Sachs’ Advisory Work With SVB Probed by Feds
May 04, 2023  |  Banking

Federal authorities are investigating Goldman Sachs’ work with Silicon Valley Bank ahead of its collapse. Goldman Sachs revealed the probe in a regulatory filing Thursday (May 4) with the Securities and...

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PacWest Bancorp Reportedly Considering Options as Stock Price Plummets
PacWest Bancorp Reportedly Considering Options as Stock Price Plummets
May 03, 2023  |  Banking

PacWest Bancorp has reportedly been considering a sale, a breakup or a capital raise. The regional bank has been considering these options, but hasn’t made...

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KMPG’s Auditing Scrutinized After Trio of Bank Failures
KMPG’s Auditing Scrutinized After Trio of Bank Failures
May 03, 2023  |  Banking

America’s biggest bank auditor is reportedly under fire after a trio of high-profile banking failures. KPMG, one of the “Big Four” accounting firms, was the...

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Wells Fargo CEO Says Deposit Insurance Shouldn’t Go Too Far
Wells Fargo CEO Says Deposit Insurance Shouldn’t Go Too Far
May 02, 2023  |  Banking

Raising the level of deposit insurance for banks should not go too far. So said Wells Fargo CEO and President Charlie Scharf on Tuesday (May...

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HSBC Will Use SVB to Launch Global Tech Business
HSBC Will Use SVB to Launch Global Tech Business
May 02, 2023  |  Banking

When it comes to its purchase of Silicon Valley Bank’s British arm, HSBC is thinking globally. In an interview Tuesday (May 2) with Bloomberg Television,...

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FDIC Supports Higher Deposit Insurance Guarantees for Business Accounts
FDIC Supports Higher Deposit Insurance Guarantees for Business Accounts
May 01, 2023  |  Banking

The Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. (FDIC) favors “targeted coverage” among the options for deposit insurance reform. In that option, different deposit insurance limits would be...

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