Alan Kline

The pace of bank mergers and acquisitions has slowed of late as bank stock values have plummeted, but expect it to pick up as 2016 wears on. Here's why.

Smaller players are losing ground to deep-pocketed large banks that can both absorb compliance costs and invest in the most up-to-date technology, M&T's longtime CEO said in his annual letter to shareholders. He also worried about banks' shrinking role in the ever-changing lending landscape.

WSFS Financial has been around nearly two centuries, and CEO Mark Turner is going for another two. Has he found the road map for success?

Lending Club reported record earnings in the fourth quarter thanks to soaring loan demand.

Powered by double-digit gains in both interest and fee income, WSFS Financial in Wilmington, Del., reported a profit of $14.4 million in the fourth quarter, up 9.3% from the fourth quarter of 2014.

At least five regional banks on Thursday discarded concerns about the global economy, stocks, interest rates and credit quality, forecasting loan growth for the rest of this year.

Signature Bank in New York reported a record profit in the fourth quarter as strong loan growth more than offset continuing weakness in its portfolio of taxi medallion loans.

Still facing revenue challenges, Regions, PNC and U.S. Bank vowed to reduce overhead in 2016. The cuts are less about bolstering short-term returns than funding investments in cutting-edge technologies or new products and services to remain competitive.

Regions Financial in Birmingham, Ala., reported double-digit earnings growth in the fourth quarter as gains in both fee income and loan balances helped to offset a sharply higher loan-loss provision related to weakness in its energy portfolio.

Banks can help ease a severe national shortage in affordable rental properties — and make money doing it.