Five Banks Facing Limits on Dividends and Stock Buybacks
at The Street - Fri Feb 13, 11:04AM CST
The Fed's stress test results are likely to curb distribution plans by Citigroup, Bank of America, Ally, Zions and SunTrust. But there are good report cards to expect as well.
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Debit Card Loyalty Programs: 2015 Insight Report Featuring Case Studies from Bank of America, Pinnacle Bank, Bank of Montreal & LLoyds
M2 - Fri Feb 13, 9:11AM CST
Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/5bd84m/insight_report) has announced the addition of the "Insight Report: Debit Card Loyalty Programs" report to their offering. Debit card issuers use loyalty and reward programs as tools for customer acquisition and retention, as the programs provide scope to deepen banking relationships and generate revenue. A number of challenges, including regulation, have limited issuers' ability to fund reward and loyalty programs through interchange revenue. Loyalty programs have become highly commoditized, leading to perceive falls in their values by consumers, and compelling debit card issuers to re-evaluate their strategies and adopt new loyalty solutions. Changes in technology, regulation and consumer behavior influenced the evolution of debit card loyalty programs during the last decade. Loyalty programs are maturing in many countries, rewarding customers' overall banking relationships, rather than just debit card spending. Products such as overdrafts, direct debits, utility payments and savings accounts offer room for increased revenue generation for banks, compensating for lower interchange fees earned from debit card spending. Both issuers and card schemes are partnering with airlines, hotels, resorts and retailers to offer merchant-funded rewards. In addition, banks have increasingly focused resources on core banking, due to rising pressure on profits. Consequently, peripheral activities such as marketing and loyalty programs for debit cards are increasingly being outsourced. Case Studies - Bank of America - Keep the Change' Initiative Helped to Acquire Customers - Pinnacle Bank - Partnership with Fiserv to Improve Debit Card Loyalty - Bank of Montreal - Targeting Frequent Flyers with Air Mile Rewards - Lloyds - Merchant-Funded Rewards to Reduce Costs Key Topics Covered: 1 Executive Summary 2 The Debit Opportunity 3 Debit Card Loyalty Programs and their Dynamics 4 Loyalty Programs and Rewards as Drivers of Current Account Switching 5 The Effect of Regulation on Debit Card Loyalty Programs 6 Debit Card Loyalty Programs in Key Markets 7 Case Studies 8 Appendix Companies Mentioned - Visa - MasterCard - Bank of America - Wells Fargo - JPMorgan Chase - Fiserv - Rockland Trust - Pinnacle Bank - PNC - Fifth Third Bank - Royal Bank of Canada - Bank of Montreal - Scotiabank - Lloyds Bank - Royal Bank of Scotland - Nationwide Building Society - Barclays - Halifax - PayPal - Bankwest - People's Choice Credit Union - ING Direct - Citibank - Bankia - Openbank - CatalunyaCaixa - Shinhan Card - Hyundai Card - Standard Chartered - Industrial Bank of Korea For more information visit http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/5b...ght_report
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Bank pair trade from Deutsche
Seeking Alpha - at Seeking Alpha - Tue Feb 10, 6:30AM CST
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Dangerous Liaisons: Banks & Oil
Eric Parnell, CFA - at Seeking Alpha - Sun Feb 08, 1:15AM CST
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Most active Nasdaq-traded stocks
AP - Fri Feb 06, 5:03PM CST
NEW YORK (AP) — A look at Nasdaq 10 most-active stocks at the close of trading:
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Fifth Third Bancorp Set to Possibly Pullback After Yesterday's Rally of 1.40%
Comtex SmarTrend(R) - Fri Feb 06, 3:49PM CST
Fifth Third Bancorp (NASDAQ:FITB) traded in a range yesterday that spanned from a low of $18.80 to a high of $19.16. Yesterday, the shares gained 1.4%, which took the trading range above the 3-day high of $18.68 on volume of 23.0 million shares. Often times after large one-day gains, short term traders will seek to take profits and, as such, investors should be cautious.
FITB: 19.26 (+0.07)
After Yesterday's Rally of 1.40% Shares Could Potentially Pullback
Comtex SmarTrend(R) - Fri Feb 06, 3:48PM CST
Fifth Third Bancorp (NASDAQ:FITB) traded in a range yesterday that spanned from a low of $18.80 to a high of $19.16. Yesterday, the shares gained 1.4%, which took the trading range above the 3-day high of $18.68 on volume of 23.0 million shares. Often times after large one-day gains, short term traders will seek to take profits and, as such, investors should be cautious.
FITB: 19.26 (+0.07)
Fifth Third Bank Extends More Than $8.6 Billion in Credit to Business Customers
Business Wire - Fri Feb 06, 10:05AM CST
Fifth Third Bank announced today that it has extended more than $8.6 billion in new and renewed credit to business customers from October through December 2014. Fifth Third Bank loaned more than $31 billion to businesses throughout its footprint in 2014.
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What to buy in the beat-up regional bank sector?
Seeking Alpha - at Seeking Alpha - Wed Feb 04, 2:38PM CST
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Apple Pay Now Available to Fifth Third's Customers
Business Wire - Wed Feb 04, 10:00AM CST
Fifth Third Bank now offers customers the option to make credit and debit card payments via Apple Pay, the easy, secure, and private way to make in-store and in-app purchases at participating retailers. Apple Pay lets customers make in-store mobile payments from their iPhone 6, iPhone 6 Plus and upcoming Apple Watch. When paying for goods and services within apps, Apple Pay is compatible with iPhone 6, iPhone 6 Plus, iPad Air 2 and iPad mini 3.
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Is A Dividend Cut The End Of The World? Stock Price Recovery And The Contrarian View, Part IV
On2Freedom - at Seeking Alpha - Tue Feb 03, 5:42PM CST
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Post-Earnings Coverage - Fifth Third
PR Newswire - Tue Feb 03, 8:30AM CST
Investor-Edge.com has issued free post-earnings coverage on Fifth Third Bancorp. (NASDAQ: FITB). On January 21, 2015, the company reported its financial results for Q4 FY14 and full year FY14 (period ended December 31, 2014). Click on http://get.Investor-Edge.com/pdf/?c=Fifth%20T...amp;s=FITB to read our free earnings review on Fifth Third Bancorp (Fifth Third). During Q4 FY14 and FY14, the company recorded net income available to common shareholders of $362 million, or $0.43 per diluted share, and $1.4 billion, or $1.66 per diluted share, respectively. Vice Chairman and CEO of Fifth Third, Kevin T. Kabat, informed that the company's FY14 earnings included solid performance across business lines highlighted by growth in corporate banking, payments processing, and investment advisory revenue. Our free coverage report can be accessed at:
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Look for Shares of Fifth Third Bancorp to Potentially Pullback after Yesterday's 3.35% Rise
Comtex SmarTrend(R) - Mon Feb 02, 4:15PM CST
Fifth Third Bancorp (NASDAQ:FITB) traded in a range yesterday that spanned from a low of $17.41 to a high of $17.97. Yesterday, the shares gained 3.4%, which took the trading range above the 3-day high of $17.84 on volume of 12.5 million shares. Often times after large one-day gains, short term traders will seek to take profits and, as such, investors should be cautious.
FITB: 19.26 (+0.07)
Fifth Third Bancorp Set to Possibly Pullback After Yesterday's Rally of 3.35%
Comtex SmarTrend(R) - Mon Feb 02, 4:14PM CST
Fifth Third Bancorp (NASDAQ:FITB) traded in a range yesterday that spanned from a low of $17.41 to a high of $17.97. Yesterday, the shares gained 3.4%, which took the trading range above the 3-day high of $17.84 on volume of 12.5 million shares. Often times after large one-day gains, short term traders will seek to take profits and, as such, investors should be cautious.
FITB: 19.26 (+0.07)
3 Cheap Dividend Stocks You Can Buy Right Now
Sean Williams, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Wed Jan 28, 6:42AM CST
Source: Flickr user Andrew Magill. Dividend stocks are the cornerstone of many well-run retirement portfolios -- that's a fact. The reason is that dividends act as a beacon to investors, inviting them to take a deeper look into a company whose...
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Thought Leaders in Contact Center and Customer Experience Gather at Five Upcoming Events
PRWeb - Tue Jan 27, 8:01PM CST
CCNG International Inc. is pleased to announce their new line up of regional events hosted by CCNG members in their customer contact operation centers. The first five events scheduled for March and April will be in Charlotte, NC; Cincinnati, OH; Tampa, FL; Phoenix, AZ and Dallas, TX.
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Ninety-Six Percent of Americans Are So Impatient They Knowingly Consume Hot Food or Beverages That Burn Their Mouths, Finds Fifth Third Bank Survey
PR Newswire - Tue Jan 27, 9:08AM CST
Do you routinely honk at the car in front of you once the stoplight turns green? Or perhaps you are always bypassing slow walkers on the sidewalk or pressing an already illuminated elevator button in hopes of getting to your destination faster? If so, you're not alone, according to a Fifth Third survey1, which uncovered more than half of Americans admit to honking after the light turns green; a majority will wait 10 seconds or less before passing a slow walker on the sidewalk and 72 percent of Gen Yers admit to pushing an already lit elevator button. Fifth Third created the survey to underscore America's need for speed in everyday tasks. This universal impatience is what led Fifth Third to wonder how it can help make daily banking activities even more efficient for its customers.
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Update: Reacting To Fifth Third Buying Back $180 Million Of Shares In One Deal
Christopher F. Davis - at Seeking Alpha - Mon Jan 26, 4:01PM CST
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Today's Top Performers In Financial
at The Street - Mon Jan 26, 11:10AM CST
TheStreet highlights 3 stocks pushing the financial sector higher today.
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