Laura Alix

Truist, Key, Fifth Third and PNC became the latest banks to restrict branch access to the drive-through window or appointment only.

The biggest bank in the U.S. will temporarily close 20% of its branches, following recommendations by health experts. It said it would also operate its remaining branches at reduced hours.

Customers are increasingly concerned about taking a financial hit from the COVID-19 crisis and want to know more about fee waivers, credit-line increases and other things banks could do for them.

Many institutions said they would close branches, operate drive-throughs only, limit lobby visits to appointments or take other protective steps. Yet others want to stay open to promote public confidence in the banking system.

TD Bank Group's top lawyer will succeed Allen Parker at scandal-plagued Wells Fargo later this month.

No-interest loans and overdraft forgiveness are among the lifelines banks are offering to consumers and small businesses whose livelihoods are being upended by the economic fallout.

Habis, who joins the bank from MUFG Union Bank, will replace Michael Cleary, who left Santander last fall and recently joined Wells Fargo.

Banks with the most exposure to oil and gas companies say they’ve added capital and changed their borrower mixes since the 2015 market fall. But skeptics question whether they can stave off losses if low prices endure.

One year after he led the sale of MB Financial to Fifth Third, Mitch Feiger will hand off his duties to his longtime lieutenant, Mark Hoppe, and join Fifth Third's board.

Wells Fargo and JPMorgan Chase recently avoided shareholder votes tied to their use of arbitration clauses in sexual harassment cases. But socially conscious investors say the issue is likely to flare up again elsewhere and that banks would do well to address a wide range of gender equity matters head on.

The acquisition of the Texas-based lender will help Regions expand its offerings to small businesses while adding about $2 billion of loans to the bank's balance sheet.

Executives outlined changes in energy lending policies, said that the largest U.S. bank has only scratched the surface in middle-market credits and discussed their preparations in case of an economic slowdown.

The Canadian banking giant has the resources and the tech know-how to build a digital-only bank in the U.S., but can it set itself apart from the likes of Capital One, Ally, Citizens Bank and Goldman Sachs?

Under the partnership with Fundation, Fifth Third will offer loans and credit lines up to $100,000 that can be funded in as little as a day.

The bank still plans to open branches on the West Coast even as it trims its overall U.S. footprint by 30%.

Alexander most recently headed up mortgage lending and before that co-led the integration of Key's acquisition of First Niagara. He replaces Dennis Devine, who recently left the company.

The deal for Trinity Capital in Los Angeles would further strengthen the company's capital markets capabilities.

Activist investors say the lender's words on combating climate change have not matched its actions. But the company argues that requests to put climate resolutions to a shareholder vote amounts to micromanagement.

Bankers in the Hawkeye State are targeting legislation that would permit credit unions to gamify savings. This is at least the third major issue in recent years where the two sides have had a high-profile clash.

Bankers groups are keeping close tabs on a host of legislative and gubernatorial proposals, from prize-linked savings accounts in Iowa to rent control in Massachusetts to a slew of bills modeled after California's recently passed data privacy law.