Mortgage Blog

The updated deposit market share report from the FDIC lists figures as of June 30, 2018. Comparing local deposits from last year's report to the current list reveals some notable changes.

Regions Bank has closed almost two dozen branches across its footprint, including two in Birmingham.

Branches closed include four in Alabama, two in Arkansas, five each in Georgia and Florida, and one each in South Carolina, Tennessee, Kentucky, Missouri and Louisiana.

Birmingham branches include a location at 200 Corporate Ridge N. in Meadow Brook off U.S. 280 and 1651 Montgomery Hwy. Two Montgomery branches will close — one at 1722 Pine St. and another at 3421 McGehee Road.

Evelyn Mitchell,…

Killinger discussed for the first time in recent memory how he tried to prepare Washington Mutual for the financial crisis. He also talked about opportunities and risks for the banking industry and briefly mentioned the work he's been doing since 2008.

Pinnacle CEO Terry Turner reflects on what it means to officially be Nashville's largest bank, plus we map Pinnacle's deposits throughout its four-state footprint.

Several Hawaii banks are enacting financial assistance programs for customers impacted by the heavy rains and flooding brought on by Tropical Storm Olivia last week.

Bank of Hawaii said it is enacting programs that provide access to cash via special loan programs or relief on existing loans through loan extensions or forbearances.

The bank’s special program features include: low-interest rates on loans; loans with no payments for the first three months; fast approval and quick funding; reduced…

Western & Southern Financial Group has reached an agreement to purchase another insurance company for $1.55 billion.

The Cincinnati-based insurer will acquire Gerber Life Insurance Co. from parent Nestle S.A. along with a long-term license to use Gerber Life intellectual property in connection with financial services.

The acquisition of Gerber Life is expected to increase Western & Southern’s assets owned and under management to $77.1 billion and increase its ratio of life insurance business…

Recent changes in tax laws have the potential to dramatically change how taxpayers give to their favorite metro Atlanta charities.

Efforts are underway to encourage more women to become chartered financial analysts (CFAs) and to help professional women re-enter the workforce in Atlanta.

Shonda Warner, a former executive director at Goldman Sachs, started Chess Ag Full Harvest Partners in 2006. She shares why she relocated the asset management company which invests in farmland, to Kansas City and the opportunity she sees in agriculture.

Piper Jaffray Cos. has named Debbra Schoneman and Thomas Schreier to its board of directors, the Minneapolis-based investment bank said Friday.

Schoneman has been president of Piper Jaffray since January. She was also a Business Journal CFO of the Year honoree in 2014.

Schreier was most recently vice chairman of Nuveen Investments Inc., a Chicago-based investment management company.

“Deb’s and Tom’s experience will be valuable to us as we continue to grow and drive value creation for shareholders,”…