Laura Alix

Both in dollar and transaction volume, credit card use is growing at a faster pace than debit use. Much of the growth is coming from affluent consumers who value rewards like 2% cash back on purchases.

Though Marlene Caride has no direct experience in the banking industry, she could play a key role in carrying out Governor-elect Phil Murphy’s pledge to create a public bank in the Garden State.

Jones, who was CFO until last year, succeeds Robert Wilmers, who passed away unexpectedly last week.

The deal for the San Diego company would be PNC's second nonbank acquisition in less than a month.

Gabriel Hamani has been named chief executive of BHI USA, the U.S. banking arm of Bank Hapoalim.

Bankers remember Bob Wilmers not only for spearheading the growth of M&T, but also embracing his role as the industry's voice in turbulent times.

Maria Zuber, who oversees research administration and policy at MIT, has been appointed to the board's enterprise risk and corporate governance committees.

In a year of political upheaval and weak commercial credit growth, lenders sought to capitalize on an economic bright spot — consumer spending — by reviving the personal loan, allying with fintechs and exiting traditional business lines that no longer made sense.

John Turner, the head of the Birmingham, Ala., company's corporate banking group, takes over the president's title from Chairman and CEO Grayson Hall.

House and Senate bills contain a provision that would let financial firms in all states use digital scans of photo IDs to verify identities of prospective customers. That could ease the account-opening process for consumers in areas where branches are few and far between.