- Six bankers elected to CBA Board of Directors
Six bankers have been elected to the CBA Board of Directors, expanding its membership to 20, CBA President Joe Belew announced. New members are Frank J. Bonetto, Vice Chairman, Regional Banking Group, Bank of the West, Walnut Creek, Calif., Tom Coley, Vice Chairman, SouthTrust Corp., Birmingham, Ala., C. Gene Kirby, ......
- Branching Out: The Internet was Supposed to Spell the Decline of Brick-and-mortar Bank Branches. Instead, Outlets Seem to Bepopping up on Every Corner
It turns out, reports of the demise of retail branch banking have been greatly exaggerated. Not so long ago, bank branches were expected to become an endangered species as banks consolidated and moved services online. Instead, the opposite has happened: Over the last five years banks have opened up scores ......
- First Federal Bank of California Announces Appointment of Shannon Millard to Lead Retail Banking.
SANTA MONICA, Calif -- First Federal Bank of California, the wholly-owned subsidiary of FirstFed Financial Corp. (NYSE:FED) and the fourth largest Los Angeles-based financial institution1 today announced the appointment of Shannon Millard to lead its Retail Banking Division. Ms. Millard is responsible for the growth and retention of the Bank's ......
- Davis elected to chair CBA board
Richard K. Davis, Vice Chairman of U.S. Bancorp, has been elected Chairman of the CBA for the 2003-03 term. Scott Kisting, Group Executive Vice President, California Federal Bank is the board's Chairman-elect. Davis is responsible for the Minneapolis-based company's Consumer Banking and Payment Services division, which includes Community and Metro ......
- Bank Branches Try to Cash In With Aggressive Expansion
Major banks are striving to attract more customers, and they believe that convenience is the key to cashing in. As a result, bank branches are popping up across the nation.
- Consolidation wave bypasses L.A.'s foreign
banks.
The arrival of out-of-state banks into Southern California might strike fear into the competitive hearts of many local financial institutions, but one group that remains unfazed is L.A.'s foreign-owned banks and bank divisions. Their lack of concern reflects a different business focus. Whereas most major U.S. banks are eyeing Los ......
- David Thomas elected CBA Chairman; Lynn Pike Chair-Elect
David Thomas, Vice Chairman- Retail Banking, Bank of Hawaii, Honolulu, was elected Chairman of the Consumer Bankers Association. Lynn Pike, Managing Director of Consumer Banking & Distribution, FleetBoston Financial Corporation, Boston, was elected Chairman-Elect, CBA President Joe Belew announced. As Vice Chairman and member of the Managing Committee of the ......