As voters in California, Florida and nine other states decide whether to legalize marijuana, the results may force Congress to resolve differences between federal and state laws that have paralyzed much of the banking industry.

WASHINGTON – The Federal Reserve's periodic survey of bank loan officers indicates that a decline in banks' share of commercial and industrial lending activity is likely related to nonbanks' ability to outcompete on both price and loan terms.

Prosperity Bancshares is hopeful it will be able to announce its next bank deal in the near future. Such chatter provides hope that Texas banks are moving past oil concerns and renewing merger talks.

Trends in commercial real estate lending, which has reached record levels at U.S. banks, are unsustainable, Fitch Ratings warned.

Cultural issues, budget constraints and legacy technology often keep banks from converting their tech aspirations into a reality.

The Justice Department has widened its investigation of Fulton Financial’s mortgage lending practices to include four new units.

There were some positive signs in the marketplace lender's quarterly results, but it continues to deal with the fallout from a scandal involving executives who falsified data about loans the company was selling to investors.

Tesco Bank has confirmed that over the weekend, some of its customers' accounts were subject to online criminal activity, in some cases resulting in money being withdrawn fraudulently.

Recipients of the 2016 FinTech Forward awards discuss the various factors that are keeping banks from fully embracing the digital world the way startups do.

Patent-troll litigation costs American companies $29 billion a year, and fintech startups as well as big banks are now in the crosshairs. A growing number are banding together to defend themselves.

Since the government-sponsored enterprises began experimenting with both front-end and back-end deals in which part of the credit risk is shared with third parties, investors have been watching carefully.

Gulf Coast Community Bank in Florida agreed to sell itself last month after spending six frustrating years trying to tackle credit issues and angling for a settlement tied to the Deepwater Horizon oil spill.

Customers Bancorp in Wyomissing, Pa., is raising another $52.5 million from the latest in a series of public offerings this year.

Recipients of the 2016 FinTech Forward awards say banks and startups looking to collaborate can overcome their cultural differences by focusing on the customer experience and their complementary strengths.

When Wells Fargo decided to stop calling its branches "stores," it marked the symbolic end of an era. Here is a look back at some key milestones in the development and unraveling of the firm's once-vaunted sales culture.

Fannie Mae's new representation and warranty relief offers lenders a long-awaited incentive to use its automated loan validation technology. But is it enough for lenders to make the necessary technology updates and process changes to implement the tools?

Nicolet Bankshares in Green Bay, Wis., has agreed to buy First Menasha Bancshares in Neenah, Wis.

The spotlight on unethical sales practices at banks has likely led customers to consider abandoning their financial institution, yet too many factors stand in the way of making a switch.

Seacoast Banking Corp. of Florida in Stuart has agreed to buy GulfShore Bancshares in Tampa, Fla.

MB Financial in Chicago has appointed an executive from an advanced analytics company to its board. The $19 billion-asset company said in a press release Thursday that Sunil "Sonny" Garg is the energy solutions leader at Uptake.