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• KeyCorp CEO: Strength In Commercial Mortgage Banking Biz 

  

  KeyCorp CEO Beth Mooney discusses an excellent quarter for her company, and explains why she sees the biggest strength for her business in the commercial mortgage banking business.

• Bulls Bank on Regions Financial

  

  The bulls were banking on Regions Financial, with the stock near its 52-week highs.

• TCF National Bank to pay $10 million penalty

  WAYZATA, Minn.-- TCF National Bank said Friday it will pay a $10 million penalty to resolve a regulatory reporting issue with the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency. The regional bank, owned by TCF Financial Corp., failed several years ago to file a regulatory report on time that noted suspicious activity as required under the Bank Secrecy Act, or BSA.

• Trustmark says profits rise in 2012's last quarter

  JACKSON, Miss.-- Regional bank Trustmark Corp. said profit in 2012' s fourth quarter rose 14 percent from the same three months of 2011, as bad loans fell and the bank made more from writing new mortgages. Trustmark said Tuesday it made a quarterly profit of $27.7 million, or 43 cents per share, up from $24.3 million, or 38 cents per share, in 2011' s fourth quarter.

• Look For More Mortgage Clarity in 2013? 

  

  James Rohr, Chairman & CEO of PNC Financial Services Group, discusses how new regulations are impacting banks, and weighs in on the boom in refinancing.

• Comerica increases quarterly dividend 13 percent

  DALLAS-- Regional banking company Comerica Inc. said Tuesday its board increased its quarterly dividend by 13 percent, to 17 cents from 15 cents. Last week, the company reported a 35 percent jump in fourth-quarter net income, as Comerica set aside less reserves for bad loans. Comerica shares ended Tuesday trading up 13 cents at $33.79.

• Regions Financial swings to gain in fourth quarter

  BIRMINGHAM, Ala.-- Regions Financial Corp. swung to a gain in the fourth quarter after a year-ago period weighed down by the sale of an investment management subsidiary. Regions' net income was $261 million, or 18 cents per share, in the period ended Dec. 31. That compares with a loss of $602 million, or 48 cents per share, in the same period a year earlier.

• Ten-year JGB yields dip as auction demand robust

  TOKYO, Jan 8- Yields on benchmark 10- year Japanese government bonds eased on Tuesday as an auction of 2.3 trillion yen worth of similar maturities went well, although the tone in the market remained weak. We saw real demand from regional banks, "said Tadashi Matsukawa, head of Japan fixed income at PineBridge Investments.

• Profitability For Europe's Banks Remain Doubtful 

  

  David Marshall, Senior Analyst, Asia-Pacific Financials, CreditSights says that Europe's outlook remains sanguine with hopes pinned on more refinancing, but the environment for bank profitability is shrouded in doubts.

• Outlook for Chinese Banks in 2013 

  

  David Marshall, Senior Analyst, Asia-Pacific Financials, CreditSights is positive that Chinese banks can maintain their earnings in 2013, but risks remain with shadow banking and transparency issues.

• Fed kept discount rate steady; 2 regional banks wanted a changed

  WASHINGTON, Nov 20- The Federal Reserve declined conflicting requests from two regional Fed boards to change the rate it charges for emergency loans to banks, keeping it steady at 0.75 percent.

• Banking on the Edge of the Fiscal Cliff 

  

  "This uncertainty is really making business people extremely nervous," said Rusty Cloutier, President and CEO of MidSouth Bank, discussing the impact of fiscal cliff worries on bank loans.

• Shuttered Banks Slowly Coming Back 

  

  Tom Geisel, Sun Bancorp CEO, weighs in on Sandy's impact on banks.

• Warning on Dividend Stocks: TPG-Axon CEO 

  

  Dinakar Singh,TPG-Axon Capital CEO, talks about investment strategies; buying internet banks and shorting regional banks, with CNBC's Gary Kaminsky.

• Regulations & the Cost to Community Banks 

  

  Rep. Shelley Moore Capito, (R-WV), discusses how higher capital requirements are stifling lending and hurting small banks.

• ADB Cuts Asia Growth Estimates for 2012, 2013

  

  The Asian Development Bank cut most of its 2012 and 2013 growth estimates for developing Asia on Wednesday as a slump in global demand weighs on the region's powerhouses China and India and on its export-dependent economies.

• 'It's a Tough Restructuring World': Pro

  

  Lower rates don’t make that much difference anymore, and in between bouts of market volatility, investors can actually get back to stock picking, Dinakar Singh, founder and CEO of TPG-Axon Capital, told CNBC’s “Squawk Box” on Monday.

• Short Regional Banks: Singh 

  

  Dinakar Singh, TPG-Axon Capital CEO, discusses the best way to trade financials after the banking crisis.

• Hudson City-M&T Deal Valued at $3.7 Billion 

  

  CNBC's Kayla Tausche reports the latest details on the merits of the largest regional bank merger since the recession.

• Big Bank Makeover 

  

  Discussing whether it's time to break up the big banks and how to do it, with Oliver Sarkozy, The Carlyle Group.