BBT News and Press, Truist Financial From 05/07/19

The biggest banks are steering clear of a banking reform legislation that would make it easier for cannabis companies to open checking accounts or get business loans, the Wall Street Journal reports. More news on: Bank of America Corporation, Citigroup Inc., Wells Fargo & Company, ...

When I write these articles I do my best to avoid politics because I believe nothing ruins a positive finance article like tainting it with the division that comes from politics. With that said, I couldn't help but think about how the steady nature of John's retirement portfolio and the divide...

Introduction I believe in keeping things simple. That is why I have developed my Keep It Simple, Stupid (KISS) portfolio, which I have managed for over 6 years, with updates posted on Seeking Alpha every quarter. It’s also why I have always been intrigued by the Dogs of the Dow (" ...

Over the past 6 years, I have developed my K.I.S.S. system for investing in dividend growth stocks. The KISS system is a screen that I use each month to identify undervalued dividend growth stocks that I might consider adding to my portfolio. I post my portfolio update each quarter to show all...

If you’re trading the financial sector, you’re probably familiar with gyrating big-bank related headlines. You may even like them. Bank stocks can move, up or down, on all kinds of news. Just this month big banks surged and then retreated in a span of three days with headlines li...

Background - just who is this Goldilocks, anyway? In a March 31 article, Trump's Right, The Fed Should Cut, But 'Goldilocks' Is Likely Anyway , I defined today's Goldilocks markets this way: ... the Goldilocks scenario: interest rates behave well as the economy slows, but the economy w...

ATLANTA , April 25, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- SunTrust Chairman and Chief Executive Officer William H. Rogers, Jr. and BB&T Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Kelly S. King today spoke at a joint public meeting of the Federal Reserve Board and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporatio...

CHARLOTTE, N.C. , April 25, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- BB&T Chairman & Chief Executive Officer Kelly S. King and SunTrust Chairman & Chief Executive Officer William H. Rogers, Jr. , today spoke at a joint public meeting of the Federal Reserve Board and the Federal Deposit In...

Expectations have been relatively low for Wells Fargo ( WFC ) ever since the asset cap was put into place, but this large bank has nevertheless managed to disappoint, with the shares underperforming banking indices by about 12% over the last six months and 10% over the last three months. Wit...

Despite the significant long-term potential benefits of BB&T ’s ( BBT ) merger of equals with SunTrust ( STI ), the market is still generally against M&A in the banking sector, and BB&T shares have lagged regional bank indices a bit since the deal announcement (about 300b...