Anthony Malakian

Nearly two years ago the FDIC set out to examine whether banks could make money by offering small loans to cash-strapped consumers, and with the pilot program scheduled to end in February, the answer seems clear: not in the short term.

A vibrant ad campaign helps a small Maine bank capture more commercial customers and wins it an award, to boot.

Doctors make a lot of money, but to some bankers they are still credit risks.

For Sunflower Bank, 2009 was a time for looking inward. The company operates in markets that are slow-growth even in good times, and the past year was not among banking's better times. So the company, under the leadership of Mollie Hale Carter, undertook a new initiative called Execution 2009.

Anne Arvia, who has been named to US Banker's rankings of "The 25 Most Powerful Women in Banking" four times, came to Nationwide after 15 years at ShoreBank in Chicago.

After leaving Seattle to return to the Midwest to help care for an ill family member, Grossi received a call from FirstMerit asking if she'd be interested in joining the Akron, Ohio, bank as its head of retail banking.

The chief executive of JPMorgan's Treasury Services business pushed through with a $1 billion investment to broaden the group's global service capabilities.

When Larry Brown, the chief executive at Bank of Little Rock, first heard the name Kasasa, he thought the conversation had turned from rewards checking to what's for dinner.

Agricultural loans are performing better than other credits, but signs of weakness are all around, and bankers are worried that regulators will overreact.

Tucked into the Obama administration's regulatory reform proposal is a plan to lift restrictions on interstate branching, an issue that could end up dividing community bankers.

Recognizing the cash crunch many small businesses are facing, a Colorado banking company has come up with a plan to help them increase their visibility — and, it's hoped, their sales — without increasing their marketing budgets.