BankThink

When I am asked "How do we get bank customers back into the branch?" my answer is simple: How would you get them back into a Borders or Blockbuster store?

The U.S. and the world should follow the lead of the U.K. Vickers report and ringfence traditional banking, so shareholder equity and depositors’ money can be used only to lend to viable borrowers.

More information – including financial information for Citi's top executive – has been exposed by a group affiliated with the 'hacktivists' Anonymous.

Ever since the Durbin Amendment was enacted, ultimately cutting the interchange revenue banks get from debit cards by around half, one of the loudest and most persistent complaints has been that the government should not fix prices—at least not for banking.

Breaking News This Morning ...Earnings: Citigroup, Wells Fargo, First Horizon, Charles Schwab

Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn showed he had done a little homework prior to recent remarks before NASCUS' annual meeting. "The word 'credit' in Latin means 'to believe,' and that's what credit unions do: they believe in people."

Now is the time to market aggressively to members and non-members alike, making the case for your credit union to become their primary financial institution.

The big banks finally unveiled their response to the fact that instead of making 44 cents on a debit card swipe, they would now only make 24 cents. And the response looks good for credit unions.

Companies that strive for “stickiness” usually get glowing coverage in The New York Times’ business section, but when big banks achieve it, they get a not-so-flattering story on page one.

It's not just customers that need to know about data breaches — it's investors too. The Securities and Exchange Commission has asked public companies to disclose any cyber-attacks that could lead to a financial loss.