Coverage is scheduled to lapse on Dec. 31 for transaction accounts
June 7, 2012
Deposits in excess of $250,000 in noninterest-bearing transaction accounts, or "TAG" deposits, totaled $1.3 trillion in the first quarter, up from $893 billion in the same quarter a year ago, according to the FDIC Quarterly Banking Profile released
Product allows customers to send funds using email, phone number of recipient
June 7, 2012
San Francisco-based Wells Fargo & Co. says it has launched a new service named Send & Receive Money that simplifies Wells Fargo customers' payments to other Wells Fargo and Bank of America customers through online and mobile banking using an email
Four of five millionaires worry about sluggishness more than other factors
June 7, 2012
The prolonged economic downturn has become the top worry for most wealthy investors, according to new research from Spectrem Group LLC.Four out of five millionaire investors participating in the study cited the sluggish economy as a concern in a
The market for mergers and acquisitions is clearly improving in terms of valuations, financing availability, and deal volumeand that market will continue to do so throughout 2012, a new survey indicates.The survey was conducted by MBA and
Deposit growth outpaces lending activity, though, and bankruptcies grow
June 7, 2012
Key financial indicators for federally insured credit unions largely improved in the first quarter of 2012, according to Call Report data submitted to and compiled by the National Credit Union Administration."The credit union industry reached in
The American Bankers Association has added three banks to the ABA NASDAQ Community Bank Index (ABAQ), effective June 1. The new additions are HomeStreet Inc. (HMST), of Seattle; Wellesley Bancorp Inc. (WEBK), of Wellesley, Mass.; and Bank of the
Expense ratio dropped because of competition in industry, more factors
June 7, 2012
Investors paid on average lower expense ratios in 2011 than in 2010 for long-term mutual funds, including equity, bond, and hybrid funds, says an annual report on fund fees and expenses that Investment Company Institute released in late April. is a
The Spokane division of Waddell & Reed Financial Advisors has grown while the financial services industry as a whole has been shrinking, says Jason Renskers, managing principal here.Waddell & Reed, a subsidiary of Overland Park, Kan.-based & and
Overall earnings increase for 11th straight quarter, but loan balances decline
June 7, 2012
Commercial banks and savings institutions insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. reported an aggregate profit of $35.3 billion in the first quarter of 2012, a $6.6 billion improvement from the $28.8 billion in net income the industry in the
To develop the next generation of branch managers, the Spokane region of U.S. Bank is going to try something it hasn't done in a generation or so: recruiting them and training them extensively in-house. The bank is launching the new initiative,