Jacob Passy

NCUA has organized a webinar aimed at helping the industry navigate international funds transfers.

U.S. Bank in Minneapolis has updated its mobile corporate payments to allow the use of virtual card accounts, which give users a temporary 16-digit number to execute transactions.

U.S. Bank in Minneapolis has updated its mobile corporate payments app with features that allow the use of virtual card accounts — single-use, cardless accounts through which a users are given a temporary 16-digit number with which to make a payment.

The Salt Lake City company is targeting an efficiency ratio more in line with other regional banks by closing branches and finding ways to boost revenue. Zions hopes its efforts will reduce annual pretax expenses by $120 million by 2017.

Zions Bancorp. in Salt Lake City will consolidate its seven bank charters into one and create the position of chief banking officer to cut costs and improve returns.

The $3.2 billion-asset company issued the notes, due 2030, on Friday on behalf of its Fidelity Bank subsidiary.

City Holding in Charleston, W.Va., has agreed to buy three branches in Kentucky from American Founders Bank in Lexington.

Wells Fargo will lay off 89 workers at its legal-order processing group in Philadelphia.

Mercantile Bank in Grand Rapids, Mich., has named a new chief executive for its bank unit as it overhauls its leadership in the wake of the retirement of its chairman.

U.S. Bancorp could cut jobs if interest rates remain low, Chairman and Chief Executive Richard Davis said at a Thursday conference.

The lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community overwhelmingly views homeownership as a strong investment, although worries of housing discrimination persist, according to a new study.

TCF Financial has designed a new logo and launched a new marketing campaign to improve its image, which has taken a hit lately according to recent customer-satisfaction surveys.

American State Bancshares in Wichita, Kan., has agreed to acquire three Kansas branches from Simmons First National.

MutualFirst Financial in Muncie, Ind., is facing pressure from an activist investor to explore a potential sale, even after the bank earlier this year agreed to implement a demand made by the same activist.

Associated Banc-Corp in Green Bay, Wis., agreed to expand mortgage lending in minority neighborhoods to settle a federal probe into its fair-housing loan practices.

Customers Bancorp will offer free financial coaching to customers of its mobile-banking product who maintain higher monthly deposits.

First Republic Bank in San Francisco plans to raise around $100 million in a stock offering and use the proceeds to fund its growth.

Qiwi and the Russian Post have formed a partnership to offer money transfer services.

The fraud detection services provider Feedzai has raised $17.5 million in its Series B financing round.

First Foundation in Irvine, Calif., has launched a division to offer property and casualty insurance brokerage services.