Kristin Broughton

After nearly two years of sputtering commercial loan growth, regional bankers are counting heavily on expanding their portfolios of personal loans and other types of consumer credit.

The Providence, R.I., company reported a double-digit increase in quarterly profits despite a year-over-year decline in fee-based revenue.

The firing happened in 2013 after the staffer gained access to emails from top executives and shared them outside the company, according to a news report.

Investing in technology has been an important focus for banks. But big questions remain about these investments, including how best to pay for them.

During an appearance on the CBS "Evening News" Wednesday, CEO Jamie Dimon unveiled new details about the first leg of the New York company's recently announced, multicity branch expansion.

A sharp decline in capital markets fees at the Minneapolis company shows tepid loan growth is not the only side effect of tax reform at banks. How hard will it be to bounce back?

Quarterly earnings at the Minneapolis company were boosted instead by a wider net interest margin and a lower tax rate.

The divide highlights a lingering question about how much commercial and retail depositors value cutting-edge technology over price — and whether midsize banks can keep pace with bigger rivals when it comes to tech investments.

Profits soared at the Dallas bank as recent interest rate hikes and ongoing expense cuts outweighed weakness in the company’s loan book and in its fee income.

During earnings calls, bankers praised regulators' latest efforts to modify capital rules. JPMorgan Chase CFO Marianne Lake, meanwhile, called on policymakers to focus on overhauling the G-SIB surcharge.

A 28% increase in lease assets helped offset stagnant growth in traditional auto lending.

The announcement is an example of how Green Dot, which swung from a loss to a profit in the fourth quarter, is focusing on technology partnerships with Intuit, Uber and others to boost its bottom line.

It remains to be seen whether Mark Zuckerberg’s testimony on Capitol Hill will prompt lawmakers to move forward on data privacy legislation. But it’s clear that the debate is just getting started — and that banks have a big stake.

It’s still not business as usual, but the decision to unify its two brands — Popular Community Bank on the U.S. mainland, Banco Popular in the U.S. territories — under a single, simpler name is a welcome sign that Puerto Rico’s largest bank is moving forward after the devastation of Hurricane Maria.

The subprime auto lender failed to disclose that it received fees for referring borrowers to CarMax, the used-car dealer, according to California's financial regulator.

In addition to his highly publicized comments on trade and other political issues, the CEO of JPMorgan Chase used his annual letter to underscore the importance of job training for low-wage workers and call attention to an FDIC proposal that encourages banks to hire workers who have been convicted of minor crimes.

On quarterly earnings calls set to begin next week, investors will be listening closely to CEO comments for any hints of how banks might deploy excess capital if they are no longer deemed systemically important.

The holding company for Union Bank — itself a unit of the Japanese giant Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group — is on a mission to double its size and become one of the nation's 10 largest banks. Under Steve Cummings, its first-ever American CEO, MUFG Americas has expanded middle-market lending and amassed $3 billion of consumer deposits through its new online bank. Is a splashy acquisition next?

The bank on Monday launched a loyalty and rewards program aimed at small businesses.

CEO Michael Corbat all but called out his counterparts at other banks to join Citigroup in setting limits on what kinds of firearms businesses it is willing to serve. The response was muted, but the pressure to act is tremendous.