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☆ Citi has 12,000 employees dedicated to pleasing regulators and fixing the bank's broken tech. It is going terribly.
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-11 | by ( Hayley Cuccinello | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

download the appSign up to get the inside scoop on today’s biggest stories in markets, tech, and business — delivered daily. In hopes of regaining compliance, CEO Jane Fraser bulked up a firm-wide initiative to overhaul the bank's technology. The head count for the so-called "Transformation" program has soared to 12,000 from some 3,000 since 2021, according to earnings reports. Citi's technology shortcomings are old news, according to Wells Fargo analyst Mike Mayo. Kathleen Martin, former interim data transformation chair, is suing the bank and Anand Selvakesari, the bank's chief operations officer who oversees Transformation.

Persons: —, Jane Fraser bulked, Wells, Mike Mayo, Mayo, Fraser, We're, We've, Jane Fraser, SAUL LOEB, Janney Montgomery Scott, Timothy Coffey, Kathleen Martin, Anand Selvakesari, Martin, Selva, Hayley Cuccinello Organizations: Service, Citigroup, Citi, Business, Federal Reserve Board, Revlon, OCC, Citi —, Federal Reserve, Reuters Locations: Wells Fargo, United States, Selva, hcuccinello@businessinsider.com

☆ PNC Financial to cut jobs after profit drops, revenue misses estimates
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-13 | by ( Jaiveer Shekhawat | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

[1/2] A person walks past a branch of PNC Bank, a subsidiary of PNC Financial Services Group, in Washington, U.S. April 30, 2023. REUTERS/Ashraf Fahim/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsOct 13 (Reuters) - PNC Financial Services Group (PNC.N) said on Friday it has started reducing its staff by about 4% as part of a cost-cut initiative after the U.S. lender's third-quarter profit declined and revenue missed estimates. Average deposits at the bank fell 3.8%, to $422.5 billion. PNC posted a profit of $3.60 per share, compared to analysts' estimate of a profit of $3.11 per share, according to LSEG IBES data. Its third-quarter NII fell 1.6% from a year earlier.

Persons: Ashraf Fahim, Timothy Coffey, Janney Montgomery Scott, Scott, Jaiveer Shekhawat, Pritam Biswas, Pooja Desai, Sriraj Kalluvila, Vinay Dwivedi Organizations: PNC Bank, PNC Financial Services Group, REUTERS, PNC Financial Services, U.S, PNC, Thomson Locations: Washington , U.S, Pittsburgh, Bengaluru

It will be based in Los Angeles and led by Banc of California CEO Jared Wolff. Shares of PacWest surged 34% after the market close, while Banc of California jumped 9%. PacWest stockholders will receive 0.6569 Banc of California shares for each PacWest share they currently own. Meanwhile, the two private equity firms will be issued new Banc of California stock worth $400 million at a price of $12.30 per share. PacWest had total assets of $44 billion at the end of March, while Banc of California had assets of $10 billion, according to separate company filings.

Persons: Warburg Pincus, Centerbridge, Jared Wolff, PacWest, Timothy Coffey, Janney Montgomery Scott, Janet Yellen, Ares Management, Wolff, We've, David Smith, Nomura, Niket, Nupur Anand, David French, Pete Schroeder, Tatiana Bautzer, Megan Davies, Lananh Nguyen, Arun Koyyur, Jonathan Oatis, Sonali Paul Organizations: PacWest Bancorp, Warburg, Centerbridge Partners, midsize, RARE, Bank, Pacific Western Bank, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, Autonomous Research, U.S, Thomson Locations: Banc, California, Los Angeles, U.S, Bengaluru, New York

☆ Banc of California and PacWest Bancorp will merge into a new bank holding $36 billion in assets
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-26 | by ( Huileng Tan | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Banc of California and PacWest Bancorp shares surged after announcing an all-stock merger. The new bank will have $36 billion in assets and $30.5 billion in total deposits. Banc of California shares jumped 8.4% to $15.85 apiece in after-hours trade, extending gains from an 11% rise on Tuesday. The all-stock deal will result in a new bank with $36 billion in combined assets, Banc of California and PacWest announced on Tuesday. It will have $25.3 billion in total loans and $30.5 billion in total deposits.

Persons: PacWest, Jared Wolff, Warburg Pincus, Wolff, We've, Timothy Coffey, Janney Montgomery Scott Organizations: PacWest Bancorp, Morning, Warburg, Centerbridge, Reuters, Silicon Valley Bank, Signature Bank, JPMorgan, First Republic Bank, First Citizens Bank, New York Community Bancorp Locations: California, Banc, Silicon, Signature Bank , New York

☆ Why bank stocks are so unstable
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-09 | by ( Nicole Goodkind | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +10 min

New York CNN —The financial sector has been churning in rough water since the shocking collapse of Silicon Valley Bank in March. Bank insiders see this and have been buying up shares of regional lenders, according to a report by Timothy Coffey, an analyst at Janney Montgomery Scott. The Oracle of Omaha said he remains cautious about holding bank stocks and that he has reduced his own exposure to the sector. The S&P 500 financial sector, however, is down more than 12% over the same period. Economists were hoping that this year would bring better news, but instead 2023 brought the collapse of three US regional banks and a subsequent lending squeeze.

☆ This 'dirt cheap' regional bank stock could rebound more than 100%, Janney says
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-08 | by ( Jesse Pound | In Jesse-Pound | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

Janney analyst Timothy Coffey said in a note to clients Monday that Western Alliance is now "dirt cheap" and reiterated his buy rating on the stock. "Bank stocks of all stripes have been volatile since Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank were closed in mid-March. However, recent volatility in WAL (and, for that matter, PACW, BUY-rated) do not indicate company-specific weakness," the Janney note said. Janney has a fair value estimate of $63 per share for Western Alliance, which is more than 100% above where the stock closed on Friday. The stock was trading above $70 per share in March before Silicon Valley Bank collapsed, triggering the sell-off for regional banks.

☆ Analysts warn regional banks stocks are in a 'negative feedback loop' and detached from fundamentals
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-04 | by ( Jesse Pound | In Jesse-Pound | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

The latest drop for regional bank shares is causing some Wall Street analysts to back away from their recommendations on the stocks, even if they still believe in the underlying fundamentals for the companies. Other regional banks also sold off, including a 19% drop for Western Alliance. The deposit update was not enough to reassure all Wall Street analysts about the health of regional banks, and there is concern that the drops in the stocks could reignite deposit flight. Meanwhile, RBC Capital Markets' analyst Jon Arfstrom stuck with his outperform rating on PacWest, but said only investors with strong stomachs should stick around. Western Alliance Another bank stock that has taken heavy loses in recent weeks is Western Alliance .

☆ Bank sector still has small segment with 'real problems,' says Cato Institute's Mark Calabria
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-01 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailBank sector still has small segment with 'real problems,' says Cato Institute's Mark CalabriaCato Institute’s Mark Calabria and Janey Montgomery’s Timothy Coffey join 'The Exchange' to discuss the banking crisis and fallout and the outlook for the sector.

☆ Quotes: Fed plans broad revamp of bank oversight in wake of SVB collapse
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-28 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +11 min

The assertion in the introduction that the Fed should focus on large bank capital requirements is disconnected from the report's conclusions. AMERICAN BANK ASSOCIATION PRESIDENT AND CEO ROB NICOLS"We take any bank failure seriously, and we will review the findings and proposed policy changes in these reports carefully, including where the conclusions may differ. JONATHAN MONDILLO, HEAD OF NORTH AMERICAN FIXED INCOME AT ABRDN"We're likely to see higher capital requirements. What that means for the overall markets is that the devil is in the details: how stringent those capital requirements will be. A potential First Republic Bank failure could similarly present a risk to the long-term investment strategy of high net-worth individuals."

☆ US Fed plans broad revamp of bank oversight in wake of SVB collapse
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-28 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +7 min

Many commentators linked the lessons learned from the earlier crisis to the ongoing concerns about First Republic Bank. INSTITUTE OF INTERNATIONAL BANKERS CEO BETH ZORC"The IIB commends the Federal Reserve's timeliness of producing its report on SVB. "There are similarities between SVB's situation and what is happening with First Republic Bank: both are affected by the rapid movement of very large sums of money." A potential First Republic Bank failure could similarly present a risk to the long-term investment strategy of high net-worth individuals." "It feels isolated, than the rest of the regional bank system, feels like it's in a different place than where FRC is."

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