Dean Anason

Leadership transitions are underway at one of the largest banks in the country (Truist), the second largest credit union (State Employees Credit Union), a big energy lender (BOK Financial) and several smaller financial institutions. Here's a look at nine new, or soon-to-be leaders and the challenges that lie ahead.

JPMorgan Chase has named two executives to key technology posts, including the first Black chief information officer of a company unit; Ally Financial's chief digital officer has bolted for Live Oak Bancshares; and Amalgamated Bank has landed a veteran Australian banking executive as its new CEO.

Two decades ago, before Jamie Dimon & Co. towered over the industry, the sale of JPMorgan to Chase Manhattan was seen by some as the downfall of the most prestigious U.S. bank. In a new book, Nicholas P. Sargen, a former economist there, offers a cautionary tale of a management team that did many things right yet failed to avoid a takeover.

The deal would create a $168 billion banking company in the Midwest and be the latest in a string of regional bank combinations.

Leaders of companies including Citizens, Comerica and Truist offered more upbeat assessments of loan demand and credit quality than they have in recent weeks. But others warned of weakness in key sectors such as energy and real estate, and said forbearance policies may be hiding potential pitfalls.

Can Charlie Scharf fix what ails Wells Fargo? How will Kelly King and Bill Rogers manage the integration of the biggest bank merger since the early 2000s? And will New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy be able to beat back opposition from the banking industry and make good on his promise to create a state-owned bank? Here are 11 leaders to keep an eye on in 2020.

Ask 453 bankers their forecasts on loan demand and the economy, or their feelings about the BB&T-SunTrust merger, pot banking as well as other hot issues, and a clear picture emerges. Promontory Interfinancial Network recently did just that, and here our five takeaways from the results.

Tim Sloan couldn't hang on any longer. Here are insights about why he left now, what role policymakers played in the decision and will continue to have in the company's future, and who in the world would want to lead Wells Fargo.

CEOs on the hot seat. Banks fighting to stay independent. Comfortable players ripe for disruption from Amazon and others. It is shaping up as a riveting year.

Our Best in Banking honorees for 2018 share some of the smartest bits of advice and blows from the school of hard knocks that they've received over the years — and who (or what) supplied them.

A huge chunk of the profit increase in the second quarter was due to a lower tax rate, but rising net interest margins and loan growth signal that institutions continue to derive revenue from their loan book.

The president's suggestion that public companies report financial results twice a year instead of quarterly might win nods of approval from CEOs, but it’s unlikely to fly with investors. Still, there’s room for reforms to reporting practices, some backed by prominent bankers.

Associated Banc-Corp has agreed to buy an insurance broker in Milwaukee after unveiling agreements to buy a community bank last summer and a Chicagoland wealth management firm in the fall.

The wave of sexual harassment claims has forced a very public reckoning in certain industries, but financial services firms had largely escaped the spotlight. The departure of a Bank of America executive could signal that the industry has problems lurking behind the scenes.

Changing political and economic forces are raising new questions about deployment of tax savings and the cost of deposits, while old concerns about cost-cutting, credit quality and risk-taking persist or return.

It’s only early December, but bank CEOs’ comments this week about tax reform, their thirst for deposits, consumer lending initiatives, and challenges in commercial lending offer a sneak peek at what’s coming when earnings season begins next month.

American Banker’s award winners for 2017 had moments in their careers where hard knocks taught an indelible lesson, they trusted their gut or they listened to good advice. Here is a takeaway from each of their stories.

A Long Island, N.Y., man was sentenced to prison time and ordered to pay $2.5 million after pleading guilty in June to ripping off distressed homeowners, said Christy Romero, the Tarp special inspector general.

The $1 billion deal, the second-largest bank acquisition announced this year, will expand Iberiabank's operations in South Florida.

James Lally will succeed Peter Benoist as CEO of the $4.1 billion-asset company at its annual meeting this spring.