Jackie Stewart is the executive editor of American Banker Magazine. Previously, she covered breaking news, community banks and mergers and acquisitions for American Banker before being named as the managing editor of the Credit Union Journal. After graduating from Northwestern University in 2006, Jackie taught for two years in the Bronx, N.Y., through Teach for America.
First Tennessee Bank is offering customers the ability to make deposits by taking pictures of their checks with their iPhones.
Fiserv announced BancAnalyst Risk, a new online tool to help financial institutions evaluate risk.
WSFS Financial Corp. in Wilmington, Del., said Thursday that it has created a loan program in which it will offer discounted rates to small businesses that use the funds to create jobs.
Jefferson Bancshares Inc. of Morristown, Tenn., restated its last quarter as a loss after its take on bad investments and loans worsened.
Cascade Bancorp in Bend, Ore., has agreed to sell about $108 million of loans, generating $58 million in proceeds in an effort to remain well capitalized.
The Federal Reserve said Tuesday that it had approved the applications of banks in Italy and Japan to establish representative offices in New York.
The acquisition of ISU Stetson-Beemer was Wells' fifth deal for an insurance firm since last fall.
BankAtlantic Bancorp Inc. in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., said Tuesday that it was planning a 1-for-5 reverse split of its class A and B common stock.
Citizens First National Bank in Princeton, Ill., has been ordered by the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency to beef up its capital levels and clean up its loan portfolio.
Automated replication tool intended to support business intelligence, data migrations and master data management.
Even Google's Motorola Mobility has agreed to work with the telecom consortium on mobile payment technology.
National Bancshares Corp. in Orrville, Ohio, will promote an insider to replace David Vernon, who plans to retire as president and chief executive at the end of the year.
Think Finance has hired William A. Kontgis as chief information officer to help develop products for the unbanked.
Premier Bank & Trust in North Canton, Ohio, said that that Office of the Comptroller of the Currency has lifted a consent order after the bank recapitalized and addressed concerns over certain assets.
Amid criticism over its planned acquisition of the U.S. online banking unit of ING Group NV, Capital One Financial Corp. has agreed to add 500 jobs in Delaware by December 2013.
The prepaid card marketer Green Dot said Monday that it had joined the Payment Card Industry Security Standards Council to participate in the standards-setting process.
The Atlanta Development Authority is shuttering a new homebuyer assistance program because the program's servicer, Bank of America, has decided to exit the correspondent lending business.
From the Department of "Who Knew?" … Music publishers and even soap makers have a better chance at an M&A frenzy than bankers these days, according to a research firm.
SunTrust Banks Inc. in Atlanta said Friday that it has repurchased more than 4 million warrants it issued to the Treasury Department three years ago as part of its participation in the Troubled Asset Relief Program.
The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency has issued cease-and-desist orders against Intercredit Bank in Miami and Border Capital Bank in McAllen, Texas, citing credit and capital concerns.
