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Press releases - 2021
February
February 24, 2021 - Rob Swanson Joins MUFG Union Bank Commercial Banking
February 22, 2021 - MUFG Union Bank Launches Green Deposits in the United States
February 10, 2021 - MUFG Earns Perfect Score on Human Rights Campaign’s Corporate Equality Index for Eighth Consecutive Year
February 9, 2021 - MUFG Appoints Kevin Cronin Regional Executive for the Americas, President & CEO of MUFG Americas Holdings Corporation, and MUFG Union Bank, N.A.
Press releases - 2020
November
November 20, 2020 - New Union Bank Survey Finds U.S. Consumers Willing to Spend More to Support Small Businesses This Holiday Season
November 18, 2020 - MUFG Union Bank Leads Recapitalization for Carlyle-backed Software Company NetMotion
November 12, 2020 - Union Bank Retains “Outstanding” Community Reinvestment Act Rating
October
October 20, 2020 - MUFG Releases 2019 Corporate Social Responsibility Report
October 6, 2020 - Paving a Path Forward – New Union Bank Survey Finds Minority Small Business Owners in the U.S. Are More Optimistic, Adaptable and Innovative During COVID-19
October 5, 2020 - Sustainability Expert Dr. Tobi Petrocelli Joins MUFG to Lead Environmental and Social Risk Governance in the Americas
September
June
May
5/13/2020 - U.S. Healthcare Industry Faces Crosscurrents from COVID-19, MUFG’s Global Healthcare Banking Team Says
5/7/2020 - MUFG Continues Expansion of Leveraged Finance Business with New Hires for U.S. Sales
5/4/2020 - COVID-19 Crisis Triggers Conversions to Asset-Based Credit Revolvers, MUFG’s Gately Says
April
March
3/26/2020 - Union Bank Announces Support to Communities, Clients and Colleagues Feeling the Effects of COVID-19
3/17/2020 - MUFG Union Bank Foundation Launches WE CAN Initiative to Support Women Entrepreneurs
3/16/2020 - MUFG Americas Holdings Corporation Reduces Reference Rate for Primary Subsidiary
3/3/2020 - MUFG Americas Holdings Corporation Reduces Reference Rate for Primary Subsidiary
3/2/2020 - Coronavirus May Spur Capital Flight from U.S. and Weaken Dollar, Says MUFG Americas Head of Trading
February
2/26/2020 - MUFG to Bring Hundreds of New Technology and Operations Jobs to Phoenix in 2020
2/21/2020 - MUFG Earns Perfect Score on Human Rights Campaign’s Corporate Equality Index for Seventh Consecutive Year
2/18/2020 - MUFG Union Bank Foundation Announces Grant to the Women’s Social Entrepreneurship Center
January
1/28/2020 - Selective Investors Drive Wedge Between Leveraged Loan Pricing and Credit Ratings, MUFG Says
1/23/2020 - MUFG Union Bank Launches Real-Time Payments for Clients on the RTP® Network
1/16/2020 - MUFG Grows Leveraged Finance Business with Hire of Timothy Fischer as Head of U.S. Sales
1/15/2020 - Union Bank© Partners with FIS for Next Generation Banking Technology
2019
December
November
October
September
09/30/19 - World’s Central Banks Are Turning Away from U.S. Dollar, Says MUFG Head of Research
09/19/19 - MUFG Celebrates Generation of Future Female Leaders in Partnership with Laureus Foundation
09/18/19 - MUFG Americas Holdings Corporation Reduces Reference Rate For Primary Subsidiary
09/16/19 - MUFG Releases 2018 Corporate Social Responsibility Report
09/09/19 - Union Bank Launches New Marketing Campaign, ‘Your Details Matter,’ Focused on Client Success
August
July
07/31/19 - MUFG Americas Holdings Corporation Reduces Reference Rate for Primary Subsidiary
07/30/19 - MUFG to Tap into Charlotte Technology and Risk Talent with New Office
07/30/19 - Expands Securitized Products Business with Hire of Keith Allman as Head of U.S. Esoteric ABS
07/23/19 - Nelson Cooney Joins Union Bank as Private Wealth Advisor in San Francisco
07/02/19 - U.S.-China Trade War Likely to Weaken Dollar vs. Yuan Over Time, Says MUFG Americas' Head of Trading
07/02/19 - Union Bank Named a 2019 ‘Best Bank’ By Kiplinger’s Personal Finance
June
May
05/07/19 - MUFG Cites Key Trends in Asset-based Lending
April
March
February
February 11, 2019 - Ron Leibovici Joins Union Bank as Private Wealth Advisor
January
January 23, 2019 - MUFG Maintains No. 1 Spot as Top Global Lead Arranger for Clean-Energy, Energy-Smart Technologies Financings for Third Consecutive Year
January 22, 2019 - Una Fox Joins Union Bank as Head of Business Data and Insights
January 16, 2019 - MUFG Union Bank, N.A. to Acquire Supply Chain Finance Platform from GE Capital
January 8, 2019 - MUFG Union Bank Completes the Acquisition of Intrepid Investment Bankers to Expand its Middle Market Banking Services
2018
December
December 19, 2018 - MUFG Americas Holding Corporation Raises Reference Rate
November
November 30, 2018 - Union Bank Expands Investment Management and Trust Team - Daniel B. Allen Joins as Premier Trust Manager
November 26, 2018 - Carol Mathis Named Managing Director and CFO of Wholesale Banking for MUFG Americas Holdings Corporation
November 16, 2018 - UnionBanc Investment Services® Names Adejanira "AJ" Bishop San Diego Regional Sales Manager
October
October 31, 2018 - Christopher P. Higgins Named Chief Information and Operations Officer for MUFG Union Bank and MUFG Americas Holdings Corporation
October 22, 2018 - Union Bank Expands San Diego Wealth Management Team Carrie Vilaplana joins as Private Wealth Advisor
October 18, 2018 - MUFG Union Bank Expands Middle Market Capabilities with Acquisition of Intrepid Investment Bankers
October 12, 2018 - MUFG Americas Holdings Corporation Announces Release of its 2018 Dodd-Frank Act Mid-Cycle Stress Test Results
October 11, 2018 - Steven Doss Joins the Union Bank Regional Bank as SBA Sales Manager
October 5, 2018 - MUFG Americas Holdings Corporation Announces Full Redemption of Senior Notes due 2020 and Partial Redemption of Senior Notes due 2025
October 1, 018 - MUFG Appoints Professor Merit E. Janow To Global Advisory Board
September
September 28, 2018 - Union Bank Expands San Francisco Wealth Management Team Jason Whong joins as Senior Wealth Strategist
September 26, 2018 - MUFG Americas Holdings Corporation Raises Reference Rate
September 18, 2018 - Michael Nicita Joins Union Bank’s Regional Bank as Commercial Banking Senior Credit Manager
September 17, 2018 - Julie Demarigny Joins Union Bank as Head of Digital Banking
August
August 28, 2018 - Union Bank Expands Orange County Wealth Management Team Robert Chamberlin Named Wealth Management Consultant
August 27, 2018 - Union Bank Expands San Jose Wealth Management Team Jeffrey C. Keating Joins as Private Wealth Advisor
August 22, 2018 - Ryan LaChapelle Joins Union Bank's Regional Bank as Operational Risk Services Lead
August 21, 2018 - Patrick Nygren joins Union Bank as Regional President for the Los Angeles and Central Coast
July
July 25, 2018 - MUFG Americas Holdings Corporation Welcomes Robin Bienfait to its Board of Directors
July 23, 2018 - Union Bank Expands Pacific Northwest Wealth Management Team - Ryan Velo-Simpson Joins as Wealth Strategist
July 11, 2018 - MUFG Hires Stephanie Brandley As Head of Alternative Asset Manager Coverage Group for Wholesale and Investment Banking
July 10, 2018 - Debra Montgomery joins Union Bank Private Mortgage Division as Pacific Northwest Region Manager
June
June 29, 2018 - MUFG Americas Holdings Corporation Announces Release of its 2018 Annual Dodd-Frank Act Stress Test Results
June 27, 2018 - MUFG Hires Matt Maley As Head of Private Equity Sponsor Coverage Group
June 13, 2018 - MUFG Americas Holdings Corporation Raises Reference Rate
June 11, 2018 - MUFG Promotes Bill Davidson To Global Head of Technology Banking
June 7, 2018 - Union Bank Expands San Francisco Wealth Advisor Team - Lauren Downum Joins as Private Wealth Advisor
June 5, 2018 - Elizabeth Van Benschoten Joins Union Bank as Market Manager for Community Development Finance in Northern California
May
April
March
March 29, 2018 - MUFG and the Student Conservation Association Join Forces to Strengthen Local Environments in Eight U.S. Cities
March 27, 2018 - MUFG Hires Maureen Sullivan To Be Head of Supply Chain Finance Group For the Americas
March 21, 2018 - MUFG Hires Sandy Salgado To Be Head of Latin America Corporate Banking
March 21, 2018 - MUFG Americas Holdings Corporation Raises Reference Rate
March 16, 2018 - MUFG Named In First Sector-Neutral Bloomberg Gender-Equality Index
January
January 26, 2018 - MUFG Claims No. 1 Ranking as 2017's Top Lead Arranger for Clean-Energy and Energy-Smart Technologies' Financings
January 17, 2018 - The Private Bank Strengthens San Francisco Team
January 16, 2018 - Howard Moseson Joins MUFG as Chief Strategy Officer for the Americas
January 3, 2018 - Bjorn Stehr Joins Union Bank In Seattle As A Private Wealth Advisor
2017
December
December 13, 2017 - MUFG Americas Holdings Corporation Raises Reference Rate
December 7, 2017 - Union Bank Appoints Stephen Sherline Head of Private Wealth Management for Southern California
November
October
October 20, 2017 - MUFG Americas Holdings Corporation reports third quarter net income of $232 million
October 13, 2017 - Union Bank to Donate Funds for Northern California Fire Relief Efforts
October 13, 2017 - MUFG Americas Holdings Corporation Announces Release of its 2017 Dodd-Frank Act Mid-Cycle Stress Test Results
September
September 13, 2017 - Union Bank and HighMark Capital Add Duo in Portland
August
August 31, 2017 - MUFG to donate funds for gulf coast region disaster relief and recovery efforts
August 22, 2017 - Union Bank and KSBW 8 Seek Nominations for Monterey County's 12th Annual Salute to Small Business® Awards
August 22, 2017 - MUFG Union Bank Foundation Makes Multi-year Grants to 57 Nonprofit Organizations to Support Home Ownership in California, New York and Washington State
August 1, 2017 - Rising Costs, Declining Revenues Forcing Smaller Firms to Exit Municipal Finance Business, MUFG's Head of Public Finance Says
July
July 24, 2017 - MUFG Americas Holdings Corporation Reports Second Quarter Net Income Of $295 Million
July 19, 2017 - Union Bank Granted Federal Home Loan Bank of San Francisco Program Funds to Assist Qualified First-time Home Buyers
July 19, 2017 - Union Bank Expands San Francisco Wealth Management Team - Harold Rhee Joins as a Wealth Management Consultant
June
June 30, 2017 - MUFG Americas Holdings Corporation Announces 2017 Dodd-Frank Act Stress Test Results
June 30, 2017 - MUFG Union Bank Receives “Outstanding” CRA Rating From Office of the Comptroller of the Currency
June 14, 2017 - MUFG Americas Holdings Corporation Raises Reference Rate
June 12, 2017 - MUFG Selected 2016's Project Finance Lender of the Year By Power, Finance & Risk
June 12, 2017 - MUFG Strengthens Public Finance Business With Hire of Lisa Smith
May
April
March
March 31, 2017 - MUFG Selected 2016's Best Mandated Lead Arranger For North America and Latin America by IJ Global
March 21, 2017 - MUFG Selected Best Commodity Finance Bank in North America By Trade Finance for the Second Consecutive Year
March 15, 2017 - MUFG Americas Holdings Corporation Raises Reference Rate
February
February 28, 2017 - MUFG Boosts Asset-Based Finance Business in the Americas By Hiring Edward Gately To Lead Group
February 16, 2017 - MUFG Captures Second Consecutive Global Bank of the Year Award From Project Finance International Magazine
February 15, 2017 - Union Bank® Small Business Economic Survey: Fresno Small Businesses More Optimistic about Direction of the U.S. and National Economy than West Coast Peers
January
January 26, 2017 - MUFG Captures No. 1 Ranking as 2016’s Top Lead Arranger for Clean-Energy and Energy-Smart Technologies’ Financings
January 24, 2017 - MUFG Americas Holdings Corporation Reports Fourth Quarter Net Income Of $334 Million And Full Year Net Income Of $990 Million
January 17, 2017 - MUFG Congratulates Clients Petróleos Mexicanos, Organización Soriana, New International Airport of Mexico City For Capturing 2016 LatinFinance Awards
January 9, 2017 - Union Bank Enrolls 11 Offices in MCE’s Deep Green 100% Renewable Energy Program and Eliminates Carbon Emissions in Marin County and Walnut Creek Branches
January 5, 2017 - Union Bank, American Heart Association Take Home Judges’ Special Trophy for Rose Parade® Float Keep the Beat Alive
2016
December
December 19, 2016 - Union Bank, American Heart Association Announce That Cpr Survivor And Actress/recording Artist Ilisa Juried To Appear On Rose Parade® Float Keep The Beat Alive
December 14, 2016 - MUFG Americas Holdings Corporation Raises Reference Rate
December 14, 2016 - MUFG Appoints Johannes H. Worsoe Chief Financial Officer Of MUFG Americas Holdings Corp. And Mufg Union Bank
December 13, 2016 - MUFG Union Bank Earns Perfect Score on Human Rights Campaign's Corporate Equality Index for Fourth Consecutive Year
December 8, 2016 - Teens Who Saved a Life by Administering CPR and Thankful Survivors to Ride on Union Bank, American Heart Association Rose Parade Float Keep the Beat Alive
November
October
October 26, 2016 - MUFG Launches Aviation Finance Business in the Americas, Hires Industry Expert Olivier Trauchessec to Head New Group
October 24, 2016 - MUFG Americas Holdings Corporation Reports Third Quarter Net Income Of $260 Million
October 18, 2016 - Union Bank and the American Heart Association Unveil 2017 Rose Parade® Float, Keep the Beat Alive
October 18, 2016 - MUFG Union Bank Foundation Provides Grants to Support Small Businesses and Increase Home Ownership
October 14, 2016 - MUFG Americas Holdings Corporation Announces Release of its 2016 Dodd-Frank Act Mid-Cycle Stress Test Results
October 3, 2016 - MUFG Congratulates Waha, Interchile, Grupo Aeroportuario de la Ciudad de México for Capturing LatinFinance 2016 Deals of the Year Awards
September
August
July
July 25, 2016 - MUFG Americas Holdings Corporation Reports Second Quarter Net Income Of $305 Million
July 14, 2016 - Jeffrey Bucher Joins MUFG Transaction Banking Group
July 1, 2016 - MUFG Reorganizes U.S. Subsidiaries into 'One Team' Under Single Holding Company to Comply with Enhanced Prudential Standards
June
May
April
April 29, 2016 - MUFG Supports Revitalization of Chicago Landmark With Grant to Institute of Cultural Affairs USA
April 25, 2016 - MUFG Americas Holdings Corporation Reports First Quarter Net Income Of $49 Million
April 21, 2016 - Deborah Valenzuela Joins UnionBanc Investment Services Brokerage Team in Los Angeles
April 21, 2016 - Morgan Busalacchi (née Mertz) Joins UnionBanc Investment Services in San Diego
April 11, 2016 - Ranjana Clark Assumes New Responsibilities as Bay Area President for MUFG and Union Bank
March
March 30, 2016 - Theodore "Ted" Tulpan and Zafer Uysal Join the MUFG Union Bank Financial Institutions Group within Transaction Banking
March 25, 2016 - Compliance with U.S. Enhanced Prudential Standards: Transfer of the Ownership of U.S. Subsidiaries and Affiliate
March 21, 2016 - MUFG Union Bank launches online platform to streamline issuing and paying agent services
March 17, 2016 - MUFG Wins Americas Bank of the Year for 2015 from IJGlobal Magazine as Industry Recognition for Project Finance Group Continues
March 16, 2016 - Union Bank Opens Fifth High School Branch and First with El Monte Union High School District at Mountain View High School
March 11, 2016 - MUFG Wins Trade Finance Award as Best Commodity Finance Bank in North America for 2016
March 10, 2016 - MUFG To Open Office In León, Hub Of Mexico’s Burgeoning Automotive Industry
March 8, 2016 - Fifty-Two Union Bank Branches Earn the ENERGY STAR Certification for Superior Energy
February
February 25, 2016 - Union Bank Small Business Economic Survey: Small Business Owners Less Optimistic about the National Business Climate in 2016
February 11, 2016 - MUFG Wins Global Bank Of The Year From Project Finance International Magazine
February 2, 2016 - Christopher Perretta Named Chief Information & Operations Officer For The Americas For MUFG Americas Holding Corporation
February 1, 2016 - Union Bank Celebrates Black History Month By Honoring African American History Makers
January
January 26, 2016 - The Anaheim Union High School District And Union Bank Partner To Open First Anaheim Student-run Branch
January 25, 2016 - MUFG Americas Holdings Corporation Reports Full Year Net Income Of $573 Million And Fourth Quarter Net Income Of $69 Million
January 22, 2016 - MUFG Americas Holdings Corporation to Add Muneaki Tokunari and Suneel Kamlani to its Board of Directors
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2017
03/2017 Savoy Magazine
2016
10/2016 American Banker Magazine
Most Powerful Women in Banking
07/2016 Global Banking & Finance Review
A 93-Year Tradition of Excellence (pgs. 62 & 63)
06/28/2016 San Francisco Business Times
MUFG Union Bank's top Bay Area exec: 'keep learning, stay relevant'
12/15/2015 Profile Magazine
2015
12/15/2015 Profile Magazine
10/28/2015 American Banker Magazine
When Will Banks Get How Important Diversity Is?
06/2015 NerdWallet
7 Great Small-Business Loan Options for Women-Owned Businesses
06/2015 NerdWallet
Grants and Small Business Loans for Women Entrepreneurs
05/2015 San Francisco Business Times
Most Influential Women in Bay Area Business
02/16/2015 Los Angeles Business Journal
Article featuring Managing Director Bita Ardalan
02/8/2015 Orange County Business Journal
02/2015 NAWRB Magazine
The Unique Bank Offering Women- Owned Financing
02/2015 Hispanic Network Magazine
Article featuring Director of Supplier Diversity Richard Chacon