All articles by Refna Tharayil

Refna Tharayil

Flagstar Bank to sell residential mortgage servicing unit to Mr. Cooper for $1.4bn

The transaction involves mortgage servicing rights, advances, sub servicing contracts, and a third-party origination platform

Revolut receives UK banking licence

The global fintech now enters the PRA’s ‘mobilisation’ stage, having received authorisation with restrictions, designed for new banks to complete the build out of their banking operations

Deutsche Bank reports net attributable loss of €143m in Q2 2024

The German lender reported total net revenues of €7.6bn for Q2 2024, a 2.4% increase compared to €7.4bn for the same quarter of 2023

ACNB announces strategic acquisition of Traditions Bancorp

This strategic acquisition will result in a premier community bank that is locally headquartered, managed, and focused

UniCredit to acquire Vodeno and Aion Bank in €370m deal

Through the acquisition, UniCredit aims to enhance embedded finance offering and boost the proposition for individuals and small medium sized enterprises

ACI Worldwide extends strategic partnership with Worldpay

The agreement will see ACI continue to provide critical infrastructure to Worldpay to support merchants worldwide

BBVA to boost cybersecurity of operations with Telefónica Tech

The alliance between the parties also involves the establishment of a new specialised cybersecurity centre in Mexico that will serve as a counterpart to BBVA’s existing Global Cybersecurity Centre in Spain

New York Community Bancorp closes of sale of mortgage warehouse loans to Jpmorgan Chase Bank

The Company expects to close on an additional $200 million of mortgage warehouse loans in the near future, once necessary customer approvals are received

UK CMA clears Nationwide Building Society’s £2.9bn acquisition of Virgin Money UK

The British competition watchdog found that the proposed merger will not result in a realistic prospect of a substantial lessening of competition in the supply of owner-occupied mortgages, buy-to-let mortgages, and credit cards

First Financial Northwest announces receipt of shareholder approval for transaction with Global Credit Union

First Financial Northwest, Inc. is the parent company of First Financial Northwest Bank