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JPMorgan Chase is planning to more than double the advisors in its traditional broker business as the Wall Street giant plots an expansion in wealth management amid intensifying competition for rich clients.

Small Business Administration lenders have reported strong quarterly results, but those gains could evaporate later this year. Here’s why.

The goal is to add customers and prop up borrowing until business travel rebounds and consumers burn through their excess cash, CEO Roger Hochschild says.

The industry wants the National Credit Union Administration to shelve its risk-based capital regime. Instead the agency is proposing to let institutions opt out if they meet a net-worth requirement.

The retail consolidation in Midwestern markets will also support the bank’s branch expansion in Atlanta, Charlotte and other fast-growing cities across the Southeast.

Buying the cross-border payment and software company can help the card brand provide more services to fast-growing challenger banks.

The company has long focused on customers with ties to the two states. But as it emerges from the pandemic seeking new lending opportunities, CEO Rajinder Singh says, “We are looking at markets from Boston all the way down to Atlanta.”

As an investigation into its relationship with a former District of Columbia city councilman nears its end, the Maryland company has confirmed that Chief Financial Officer Charles Levingston has received a notice from the Securities and Exchange Commission signaling a potential enforcement action against him.

Ex-Director Kathy Kraninger became vice president of regulatory affairs at Solidus Labs as the crypto market comes under increased scrutiny in Washington.

The Rhode Island bank joins a small group of financial institutions offering corporate clients the chance to park their cash reserves in environmentally friendly projects.