Kristin Broughton

American Express Global Business Travel has named former Hertz executive Elyes Mrad as managing director of its Europe, Middle East and Africa region.

BNC Bancorp in High Point, N.C., and CU Bancorp in Encino, Calif., have completed two previously announced acquisitions.

MADISON, Wis. — Only a third of all credit unions offer commercial loans, but they can provide a profitable business line for many small institutions, according to a white paper released by the CUNA Lending Council.

A significant number of consumers are concerned about credit card fraud, particularly in light of recent, high-profile data breaches disclosed by Home Depot and Target, according a survey released by FICO.

After years of shedding debt, consumers are relying more on nonhousing credit to increase their purchasing power, according to a report from the New York Fed.

Xoom Corp., a digital payments company based in San Francisco, has launched a mobile bill-pay service in Latin America.

Anchor Bank in Lacey, Wash., has been released from a state regulatory order.

Millennial women are making great strides in the workforce, but still "channel their inner ninth grade insecure freshman when it comes to financial matters," according to Fidelity's head of personal investing.

The growing influence of nonbank companies poses a danger to the financial system, and perhaps a national security threat, BB&T's Kelly King says during a wide-ranging conversation among big-bank CEOs.

Banks that do business with the marijuana industry should follow guidance from the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network in order to navigate the conflict between state and federal laws, a top-ranking official from the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency said Thursday.

BB&T's chief executive on Thursday warned his peers about the increasing risks being taken in commercial lending.

Regulators are threatening more action to force improvements in the behavior of bank employees, but executives are shooting back that the task is easier said than done and that change has to come from inside and not through supervisory orders.

Crazy Woman Creek Bancorp in Buffalo, Wyo., has exited the Troubled Asset Relief Program.

Independent Bank Corp. in Rockland, Mass., has raised $35 million by issuing debt.

First Financial Bancorp in Cincinnati has shuffled its C-Suite and appointed a new president.

The bank's fourth innovation office will focus on disruptive technologies such as cloud computing, Big Data and the internet of things.

First Horizon National in Memphis, Tenn., is looking to raise $400 million by issuing debt.

California Republic Bancorp in Irvine, Calif., has raised $90 million through an offering of equity and debt.

BNC Bancorp in High Point, N.C., has agreed to buy Valley Financial in Roanoke, Va.

New York City Comptroller Scott Stringer's creative effort to give shareholders more power to nominate board candidates will be an uphill battle, but community banks are taking it seriously — and larger banks may ultimately have to do so, too.