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November 23, 2009

Pan American Bank Backs Complete Count Effort and Latino Census Summit

November 20, 2009

Mexican migrants are spending more money on taxes in the United States than on the remittances they send home to relatives, according to a new study by Mexico’s largest bank, BBVA Bancomer.

November 16, 2009

Money Trickles North as Mexicans Help Relatives – reverse remittances from Mexico

November 10, 2009

Affinity Credit Union has been awarded an Innovation Grant for nearly $40,000 from the National Credit Union Foundation to launch a prepaid reload card program specifically designed to serve area Hispanics.- Iowa

A city-commissioned report shows Hispanics have received the most subprime loans of any local ethnic group and criticizes Santa Clarita officials for a lack of fair housing outreach. – California

Workshops for Latino immigrants focus on preventing foreclosure in Sacramento – Preserving and protecting that investment is the focus of a pilot program launched this week to help Mexican and other Latino immigrants in Sacramento and the northern San Joaquin Valley avoid foreclosure

November 9, 2009

Solera National Bank Announces President’s Community Advisory Council

November 7, 2009

WCVI Study Finds Disproportionate Foreclosures in Latino, Black Communities

November 5, 2009

Latino Families’ Fight for Banking Reform

November 2, 2009

Latinos Seek Control of Second Federal Savings in Chicago’s Little Village

October 30, 2009

Foreclosures Too High in Communities of Color

Mexican emigrants sent home $16.4 billion during the first nine months of this year, down 13.4% from the same period in 2008

October 26, 2009

Fields Lost, Hispanic Farmers Find Other Work as a Legal Fight Drags On – (good read)

Credit Where Credit Is Due: How to Reach Hispanics

October 17, 2009

California’s Oldest Latino Bank Celebrates 45 Years – Pan American Bank

October 9, 2009

Citibank Launches Citi Mobile(R) En Espanol

The Bank of America Foundation on Thursday announced $400,000 in donations to two Delaware charities, giving $200,000 apiece to The Food Bank of Delaware and La Esperanza.

October 5, 2009

The San Antonio Hispanic Chamber of Commerce named Eddie Aldrete as its 2009 Corporate Executive of the Year – senior vice president at IBC Bank-San Antonio.

Maria Contreras-Sweet Promotes Los Angeles Development

September 30, 2009

Hispanic Business Magazine Ranking is Latest Diversity Honor for Comerica Bank

The foreclosure crisis has brought a particular set of issues to Latino immigrants in the Kansas City area. Because of language barriers and the lack of a credit history, many immigrants are vulnerable to predatory lenders. They haven’t faced more foreclosures than other groups. But when they do have housing problems, there are a few places where they can turn for help.

Latino homeowners shorn of mortgage interest tax deductions

Vying for a Slice of One State’s Growing Hispanic Consumer Market – North Carolina’s booming Latino population fuels economic growth

September 29, 2009

Puerto Rico’s Doral Bank Burnishes Image

September 24, 2009

Union Bank and KPBS Honor San Diego County Latinos as Local Heroes

September 21, 2009

Foreclosure Crisis Shatters the American Dream for Hispanics

September 17, 2009

Wells Fargo Strikes Gold by Hitching Fortune to Diversity

September 3, 2009

US Merchant Bank Invests in Grupo Prisa

September 2, 2009

Top Retail Banks Improve Outreach to Spanish-Speaking Consumers

September 1, 2009

Veritas Bank, hailed as first Latino community bank in Lawrence, hits rough water – Massachusetts

August 27, 2009

Central America’s development bank says it is freezing credits to Honduras following the June 28 coup that ousted President Manuel Zelaya.

August 24, 2009

Florida Sues Foreclosure “Rescuer” Targeting Hispanics for Fraud – JPB Consulting Inc

August 21, 2009

The recession has made “tandas,” also known as “cundinas,” a traditional savings system, increasingly popular in Arizona’s Hispanic neighborhoods, with technology helping to spread the use of the savings pools.

August 10, 2009

Pan American Bank (Los Angeles) Founder Blazed the Trail for Latino Women in Washington – Romana Acosta Banuelos

August 6, 2009

Pan American Bank (Los Angeles) CEO Jesse Torres to Co-Chair Anti-Money Laundering Chapter – Yahoo! Finance

August 5, 2009

Are any financial companies in Latin America ‘Too Big to Fail’? Three experts share their insights

Hispanic Revenue Opportunity In The Financial Sector – Which Bank is The Most Preferred One?

Americas United Bank, the Largest Hispanic-Owned Bank Based in California, Reports Record Assets at June 30, 2009

August 3, 2009

MADIGAN SUES WELLS FARGO FOR DISCRIMINATORY AND DECEPTIVE MORTGAGE LENDING PRACTICES – Illinois Attorney General Alleges Lender Steered African-Americans, Latinos Into Subprime Loans

July 20, 2009

Fifth Third Bank has launched a marketing campaign tailored to the growing Hispanic population in certain markets. – The campaign is entitled “Las cosas que hacemos por los suenos,” or “The Things We Do for Dreams,” and is expected to run throughout the year in Chicago, Orlando, Tampa, Ft. Myers, Naples, Grand Rapids, and Indianapolis.

July 16, 2009

International Bancshares Corp. (IBC) Ranked Top Hispanic-Owned Bank

July 9, 2009

MILESTONE ACHIEVED AS SEATTLE’S PLAZA BANK CELEBRATES THREE YEARS

June 30, 2009

Bank of America is accused of exploiting Latino immigrant customers – Ex-employees, backed by SEIU, say working-class and immigrant clients are urged to sign up for multiple services that carry high interest rates and fees. BofA denies any wrongdoing.

June 29, 2009

Latino Community Credit Union has been honored by the N.C. Credit Union League for its community service – Durham, North Carolina

June 19, 2009

Wells Fargo Manager Harassed Spanish-Speaking Workers, Lawsuit Says – Arizona

June 16, 2009

BBVA Compass Launches Campaign with strong Hispanic Component

Durham’s Latino Community Credit Union opened a branch office Monday in Garner – the bank’s second branch in Wake County.

June 11, 2009

2 Valley credit unions with Latino ties merge – The Chicanos Por La Causa Federal Credit Union, with one branch and five employees, became a part of MariSol Federal Credit Union effective June 1. – Arizona

June 2, 2009

Solera National Bank Becomes Exclusive Banking Sponsor for Upcoming Speaker Series

May 28, 2009

National Penn Bank Aims to Please Hispanic Population

May 14, 2009

Golden Empire Mortgage Inc., a Bakersfield-based mortgage lender that has an office in Stockton, faces a Federal Trade Commission complaint that it charged Latino customers higher fees than non-Hispanics.

Immigrant Homeownership Proves Resilient in the Face of Slowdown – Boosted by Boom, Rate Virtually Unchanged During Bust

March 24, 2009

Florida Attorney General Bill McCollum on Monday sued a Miami company, alleging the company targets Hispanics facing foreclosure and charges them upfront fees to modify their mortgages. – Lincoln Lending Services LLC

American International Group (AIG) ignited a national firestorm of rage when it shelled out at least $165 million in bonuses to its tainted executives. But what has gotten almost no attention is a big reason that AIG had to stiff the government and everyone else. That’s the role that the company played in the subprime loan racket – a racket that hurt tens of thousands of black and Latino would-be homeowners.

March 14, 2009

Hispanic Banking: The Race Is On

March 11, 2009

A California company wants its customers to feel as comfortable using self-serve money transfer machines as they do using ATMs. San Bruno, Calif.-based Nexxo Financial Corp.’s technology allows immigrants to send money home via automated teller-type machines to bank branches and pickup centers in Latin America.

February 16, 2009

The head of Citigroup’s Mexican bank on Monday denied reports that the troubled U.S. institution plans to sell Banamex to streamline operations and pare losses at home.

January 26, 2009

First Bank is expanding its services to the Latino community by offering two Spanish-language locations in Asheboro beginning Jan. 5. – North Carolina

December 12, 2008

The Latino Community Credit Union will open a second branch in Charlotte on Monday.

December 3, 2008

La revista ‘The Banker’ ha nombrado al Santander ‘Banco del Año’ en América Latina, España, Portugal, Argentina y Uruguay por las habilidades de gestión y la prudente política de riesgos que caracteriza al grupo, informó hoy la entidad que preside Emilio Botín.

November 21, 2008

Solera National Bank Announces Completion of Its First Financing as a Certified Lender for the Business Consortium Fund Loan Guaranty Participation Program – MarketWatch

November 18, 2008

Manolo Sanchez has been appointed president and chief executive officer of Compass Bank, replacing Gary Hegel who has decided to retire

ING EXECUTIVE HONORED FOR MULTICULTURAL LEADERSHIP Portada de Hispanic Target Award Presented to Javier Palomarez of ING

Cinco bancos brasileños, dos mexicanos y dos chilenos figuran en la lista de las 20 instituciones financieras de capital abierto de Estados Unidos y América Latina que obtuvieron las mayores ganancias en el tercer trimestre de 2008, según un estudio divulgado hoy.

November 17, 2008

BBVA Buys Media across Entire Spanish-speaking World

Iowans help credit unions reach Hispanics in Louisiana

Challenges of Running an Ethnic Bank in a Slow Economy The NJBIZ Interview: Raul L. Oseguera

November 12, 2008

TotalBank announced it has kicked off a branding effort with a new bilingual print, radio and online advertising campaign and tagline “Bank with Total Confidence.” The campaign, created and developed by República

Colonial Bank wants to grow Hispanic base

Bronx homeowners and homebuyers are having more trouble obtaining credit than their counterparts in any other borough, with black and Hispanic buyers suffering the worst, according to a new report.

November 11, 2008

Banks face trust issue when courting Hispanics

October 29, 2008

Douglas Crichfield has been named president and CEO of Solera National Bancorp and its subsidiary Solera National Bank, company officials said Wednesday.

October 28, 2008

Study Notes Fewer Loans to Hispanics and Blacks – The number of new mortgages to blacks and Hispanics fell sharply in New York City in 2007, while staying flat for white borrowers and — surprisingly — rising for Asian-Americans

October 23, 2008

Puerto Rico bank to cut US branches, jobs – Popular Inc, the parent of Banco Popular – plans to eliminate more than one-fourth of its 139 US branches and cut its US workforce by 600 – posted a third-quarter loss of $668.5 million, or $2.42 per share

October 8, 2008

Illegal residents but responsible homeowners – Undocumented immigrants who own homes have a lower rate of delinquencies than U.S. citizens, according to various real estate sources.

September 30, 2008

National police launch escort program for Peru bank customers

The fastest-growing segment of U.S. home buyers is also among those facing the greatest risk of foreclosure, two top federal housing officials told a group of Hispanic real-estate professionals meeting in Phoenix this week. – Hispanics

September 29, 2008

El magnate mexicano Carlos Slim, uno de los hombres más ricos del mundo, se asoció el lunes con el gurú del microfinanciamiento, el bangladesí Muhammad Yunus, para ofrecer crédito a las personas más pobres de México.

Wells Fargo Foundation Provides $250,000 Grant to Empower Hispanic Chambers of Commerce

BBU Bank Appoints Rafael Saldana as President & CEO

September 26, 2008

Programs, Banks Working to Bring Hispanics into Financial System

September 25, 2008

In Las Vegas alone, more than 25,000 homes owned by Hispanics have been foreclosed.

September 15, 2008

Commerce Bank of Arizona Vice President to Receive LULAC Community Service Award

September 12, 2008

Loan Originations to Hispanics, African-Americans Fall Sharply – Home purchase loans to Hispanic white and black borrowers fell 49% and 35%, respectively

September 11, 2008

San Francisco Latinos Pick Up Pieces After Foreclosure

September 10, 2008

Comerica Bank Receives A Top Ranking For Diversity Efforts By Hispanic Business Magazine

September 8, 2008

Banco Popular North America, whose push to capture the Hispanic banking market in Chicago has stalled in recent years, is for sale.

September 3, 2008

Solera National Bank to Sponsor Spanish-Language, Small Business Training Course With Agnes Talamantez Carroll & Associates

August 12, 2008

Recently promoted to teller coordinator, Erika Montes, 21, works as a bilingual bank teller for U.S. Bank in Seaside. Montes has worked for the bank for more than a year and a half and is swiftly moving up in the ranks, as well as bringing in more Spanish-speaking customers because of her bilingual skills. – Astoria, Oregon

August 6, 2008

Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez is reportedly ready to offer Banco Santander $1.2 billion for its local unit Banco de Venezuela.

Colombian Central Bank Needs to Restore Credibility, Fitch Says

August 5, 2008

Sixth Branch Of Latino Credit Union Opens In Winston-Salem – Latino Community Credit Union

August 4, 2008

Latino financing group sees big rise in microloan demand – Latino Economic Development Corp in Washington DC

August 3, 2008

Hugo Chavez defies Spain by nationalising Banco Santander

July 27, 2008

Of the other nine startup Latino banks, just one — Americas United of Glendale, Calif. — had more funds, with $89 million. As of this month, Seattle-based Plaza Bank’s assets had grown to $83 million.

July 24, 2008

The only Latino bank in San Diego County officially opened its doors yesterday, and will offer a range of services in a bilingual and bicultural setting. – Vibra Bank

July 17, 2008

Nearly 300 black and Latino New York homeowners are getting a total of about $1 million from a California mortgage company because they were charged more than white customers for loans. – GreenPoint Mortgage bought by Capital One in 2006

Louis Caldera Has No Comment on Failed IndyMac’s Board

July 14, 2008

Mexican bank Banorte not for sale -CEO Valenzuela

Spain’s BBVA Widens U.S. Focus