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As the Senate debates this year's defense spending package, analysts say the highly partisan politics of this Congress, as well as the banking industry's lobbying, make it difficult for Sen. Dick Durbin's, D-Ill., credit card legislation to slip through this round.

Several community banks noted an uptick in problem loans in second-quarter earnings reports. Small lenders should brace for more of this, industry observers noted.

The regional bank said dozens of new hires give it a major presence on both coasts, and it plans to build out its team of advisors and its private banking products.

Some credit unions and banks are taking a step back from the U.S. auto lending market, but Ally CEO Jeffrey Brown said the overall sector remains healthy. Though credit is weakening, the loans that the company is making are bringing large returns.

Two of the three midsize banks that failed this spring were unprepared to access the Federal Reserve's discount window, limiting regulators' ability to inject cash at a pivotal moment. Regulators say that experience should be a wake-up call.

Brian Plum abruptly stepped down as president and CEO of the Charlottesville, Virginia, company last week. Blue Ridge also announced that it would not pay a dividend in the third quarter.

The Wall Street giant has more than $14 billion of real estate investments, and it took a $1.15 billion hit during the second quarter from writedowns of those bets.

After the Tennessee bank's canceled sale to TD Bank, it launched a marketing campaign that attracted tens of thousands of new customers. The next step is expanding these relationships, executives said during the company's second-quarter earnings call.

The managing director of Arjuna Capital led a successful shareholder activist campaign in 2018 that led to dozens of large companies reporting their true gender pay gap numbers. Now she is pursuing companies who are moving too fast with advanced AI.

While credit unions are being cautious with this lending line, some see opportunities to grow their commercial books amid setbacks at big-name banks such as Wells Fargo.