Colin Wilhelm

Glenn Moyer, the former banking commissioner of Pennsylvania, has joined a banking risk-management consulting firm.

Wells Fargo has hired a new head of commercial real estate lending for its Orange County, Calif., office.

The U.S. Postal Service has selected Cincinnati-based Vantiv, a payment processing service provider, to be its payment service support contractor.

MUFG Union Bank in San Francisco has named Michael Feldman head of its wealth markets group.

Payday lending activity increased in California last year, but the size of loans and fees charged both declined, according to a new report from California's banking regulator.

SmartFinancial in Pigeon Forge, Tenn., has hired a chief experience and strategy officer, ahead of its planned acquisition of Cornerstone Bancshares in Chattanooga, Tenn.

Beneficial Bancorp in Philadelphia has hired a former Susquehanna Bank executive as a consultant.

Valley National Bancorp in Wayne, N.J., is planning to issue a combined $200 million in preferred stock and debt.

First Reliance Bancshares in Florence, S.C., is again current on its dividends tied to the Troubled Asset Relief Program.

The Spanish-language TV channel Univision has launched a new online small-business lending platform.

The Spanish-language TV channel Univision has launched a new online small-business lending platform.

Demand for automobile loans has soared to new levels, Equifax said in a Thursday report. Meanwhile, delinquencies of 60 days or more have hit their lowest point in nearly a decade.

Demand for automobile loans has soared to new levels, Equifax said in a Thursday report. Meanwhile, delinquencies of 60 days or more have hit their lowest point in nearly a decade.

Qiwi, a Russian payment services company is working with Beeline Russia to allow its customers access to Qiwi's digital wallet service.

Fifth Third Bancorp's new advanced cash-vault product is being rapidly adopted by the bank's clients, the Cincinnati Business Courier reported.

Central Pacific Financial in Honolulu has named Catherine Ngo chief executive and also appointed a new chief financial officer.

First Midwest Bancorp in Itasca, Ill., has named new heads of treasury management and private banking.

Fifth Third Bancorp's new advanced cash-vault product is being rapidly adopted by the bank's clients, the Cincinnati Business Courier reported.

Blue Valley Ban Corp. in Overland Park, Kan., has agreed to acquire a branch in its hometown owned by The Federal Savings Bank in Chicago.

First National Bank Alaska in Anchorage has appointed Betsy Lawer as chairwoman.