Morgan Stanley Smith Barney has caught the spotlight — and some scrutiny — with its strategy to give advisors more access to social media.

Vanguard and TIAA-CREF stand out in terms of offering research and trades via mobile devices, according to Corporate Insight.

Banks are offering consumers as much as a 6% return on certain U.S. checking accounts, a Bankrate.com survey found.

With long-term interest rates at historic lows, mortgage refinancing is coming on strong. But that additional revenue may not be enough to offset net interest margin pressures and lost servicing income.

Though advocates and industry are rarely aligned, they are starting to coalesce around a plan that would call for the elimination of the CFPB’s 43% debt-to-income limit as part of its qualified mortgage rule.

Santander Bank's U.S. unit will be eliminating 80 mortgage-related positions as it withdraws from the third-party origination sales channel and refocuses on producing home loans through its branch network.

Depositors' trust in their banks — and banks' trust in their customers — is the cornerstone of finance. The demise of Silvergate, Silicon Valley and Signature has demonstrated how fragile that trust can be, and how difficult it will be for regulators and bankers to win it back.

A community bank executive reflects on the leadership rules he has gleaned from the quirky television hit about an American football coach trying to navigate English Premier League soccer.

Federal banking regulators should allow banks to receive Community Reinvestment Act credit for making loans to community news organizations.