retail banking

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  MetLife completes sale to GE Capital

  By Arthur D. Postal  |  January 14, 2013

  MetLife started the selling process after the Fed believed the insurer was inadequately capitalized following a stress test.

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  MetLife Exits Reverse Mortgage Business

  By Noah Guillaume  |  May 2, 2012

  MetLife Bank’s Reverse Servicing Portfolio to be Purchased by Nationstar Mortgage LLC.

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  MetLife Shares Fall on Uncertainty Over Buybacks

  By AP Staff Writer  |  April 27, 2012

  Shares of MetLife fell on Friday after its CEO declined to predict when the life insurer might buy back shares or otherwise return capital to shareholders.

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  ING Groep Profit Up on Asset Sales

  By Toby Sterling  |  February 9, 2012

  ING is unlikely to spin off its insurance business until sometime in 2013, said the company’s chief executive.

• MetLife to Sell $7.5 Billion in Retail Banking Deposits to GE Capital

  By Warren S. Hersch  |  January 2, 2012

  Commenting on the announcement, research firm Sanford C. Bernstein & Co., New York, says it regards the sale as “a positive development” and a “concrete step” taken to realize the company’s objective of leaving the retail banking business.