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.

One of the benefits of the Clarity Act is that it would codify much of digital asset firms' anti-money-laundering responsibilities. This is good news for banks that have been understandably nervous about counterparty risk.

Settlement services, whose debt-reduction models require advising borrowers to default on their loans, wreak havoc on their customers' credit ratings, often leaving them worse off than they were before.

The claim that community bankers are somehow being manipulated into supporting changes to the CLARITY Act that would benefit big banks is wrong. The threat to deposits from stablecoin yield is real and dangerous.

One year after $300M deal, referrals through Robinhood that put younger investors in the pipeline and an ongoing clearing relationship with Wells Fargo reflect how TradePMR is a growing rival to the giants of the custody channel.

Managed accounts are associated with higher employee contributions in defined-contribution retirement plans, the research firm found. Advisors working on employer plans might want to take note.

RIAs who work with Charles Schwab have long worried Schwab competes with them for business. Could Vanguard's pending purchase of Altruist put Altruist RIAs in the same position?

Developments at Freddie Mac, Fannie Mae and factory-built housing innovator Boxabl point to some expanded ways to make mortgages or HELOCs.

Bank of America Securities research shows this sector has had its best year since at least 2017, but some trends in the market point to a need for caution.

If Fed Chair Kevin Warsh's comments lack substance on inflation in the market's opinion, it is likely to drive mortgage rates even higher, NerdWallet warned.