There wasn't just one recipe for landing among the top-performing banks with $50 billion or more in assets. There were two — or, in some cases, a mix of both.

OFG Bancorp, the parent company of Oriental Bank, has steadily climbed American Banker's rankings of the nation's top-performing banks. Here's how the Puerto Rican bank did it.

United Bank and Five Points Bank, both ranked among the top-performing banks by Capital Performance Group, said they have stayed in the mortgage business because they see it as a way to build strong relationships in the communities they serve.

In the age of artificial intelligence and digitization, banks run the risk of looking homogenous. The differentiator will always be the willingness of bankers to work to engage with customers and communities.

Recent federal guidance stopped short of issuing rules for banks' artificial intelligence use, but bank examiners already have some tools they can deploy to make sure these systems operate safely.

Crypto is entering its "institutional era" as tokenized assets and stablecoins gain wider adoptions. The trade-off is that only companies that offer real utility to established institutions in the market are likely to survive.

As the U.N. renews its call for $1.3 trillion a year in climate finance, four leaders in climate finance say the biggest question for advisors is where that money goes.

As AI threatens firms' lucrative business managing uninvested cash, Schwab gives its RIA partners a new way to keep clients' cash holdings sticky.

"The Listening Advisor" author John Gatewood preaches a five-part framework that he says can help financial advisors build deeper relationships with their clients and open valuable careers to aspiring planners.

Chase Home Lending announced a limited-time rate sale, while Citizens Bank and Bank of America are focused on building up affordability programs.

Freddie's 30-year hit 7.03%, first above 7% since Jan. 2025, as 10-year yield tops 5.1%. ARM share jumped to 9.8%; lenders should pitch ARMs to keep payment-sensitive buyers.

The release of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac's internal metrics support this process, but other measures will still be needed, according to Bank of America.