Laura Alix

In some states, total mortgages outstanding are at all-time highs, but in others hard hit by the financial crisis they remain well below their 2008 peaks, the New York Fed said Tuesday in its quarterly report on household debt.

Darryl White sees an opportunity for Bank of Montreal to take more market share in the United States, and he’s betting on investments in mortgage lending, commercial banking and capital markets to get there.

The Fed determined that Jacob Goldstein, who was also president of NBRS Financial Bank, improperly signed off on loans without telling the board that he would benefit from them. The bank failed in 2014.

Capital One has been rolling out coffee shops where it can offer banking services — but are not considered branches. The cafes have been especially effective at gathering deposits, putting more pressure on community banks that have already been losing deposits to their larger rivals.

It is easy to tire of predictions that business lending is poised to rev up. But HSBC USA's Richard Martin sees faster growth among U.S. midsize firms than at their international peers, as well as international-expansion potential for the U.S. companies — and his business plan is counting on all of it.

Profits fell 42% at the Birmingham, Ala., bank because of a $121 million tax charge in the fourth quarter, but net interest income and noninterest income each rose 14%, softening the blow of the one-time tax hit.

The Minnesota bank was able to realize a large net tax benefit in the same quarter it took a big charge to exit auto lending, so in the end its profits doubled.

The Mobile Act would allow financial institutions to scan or copy a customer’s photo ID when opening an account remotely, while another bill contained provisions that would protect bankers from lawsuits if they report suspected elder financial abuse.

The Mobile Act would allow financial institutions to scan or copy a customer’s photo ID when opening an account remotely, while another bill contained provisions that would protect bankers from lawsuits if they report suspected elder financial abuse.

The Alabama bank has named one of its own to head up the company’s property and casualty insurance business, and it has made a key hire in its health care banking group.