Alan Kline

Strong demand for business and multifamily loans, combined with double-digit growth in wealth management revenues, more than offset rising expenses.

USAA reigns, Wells Fargo, well, doesn't. Here's a look at the highs and lows in this year's survey, as well as the trends that drove the results.

How has Frost Bank maintained its stellar reputation year in and year out? By emphasizing long-term relationships, never compromising on its principles to meet quarterly numbers and always striving to give customers a square deal.

Competition for deposits is heating up as summer approaches, and banks are responding in all sorts of ways — from launching digital-only platforms to raising CD rates to reviving debit rewards. But rising interest rates could weaken demand for loans, especially mortgages.

Regulatory burden was the dominant theme of a roundtable discussion, but executives are also concerned about their ability to attract skilled workers and they have mixed feelings on how corporate tax cuts are affecting customers' decisions.

With the regulatory relief bill set to become law soon, some congressional Republicans are already calling for additional rollbacks to the Dodd-Frank Act. There’s one thing they should keep in mind: Community banks had a hand in the crisis too.

Today's senior leaders seem more willing than their predecessors to take bold stands on controversial topics, in part because employees and investors expect them to.

Double-digit consumer-loan growth more than offset a decline in commercial real estate loan balances.

The New York bank said it wrote down each taxi medallion loan to a value of $160,000. At their peak, New York City medallions were worth well over $1 million.

Joe Petitti and Jack Knight formerly held leadership posts at First Republic.