Toronto-Dominion Bank, Canada's second-largest lender by assets, agreed to buy Nordstrom's Visa and private-label credit-card portfolio in the U.S. as it expands purchases in North American consumer credit.

Associated Banc-Corp in Green Bay, Wis., agreed to expand mortgage lending in minority neighborhoods to settle a federal probe into its fair-housing loan practices.

The best-performing banks are those that continue to invest in growth, rather than those that fixate on containing expenses, writes Capital Performance Group's Kevin Halsey.

Wells Fargo has partnered with NCR to deploy an outdoor, full-service ATM designed to provide consumers extra transaction options in nontraditional locales.

Higher loan demand is helping banks and thrifts with $2 billion to $10 billion of assets improve their profitability. Of the 191 institutions that qualified for our mid-tier ranking this year, 40% posted a three-year average return on equity in the double digits, up from 34% in our previous ranking.

A federal appeals court decision Friday allows a lawsuit involving interest rates in debt collection cases to move forward as a class action.

Hundreds of lawmakers from both sides of the political aisle are pushing for the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau to grant a grace period for banks, credit unions and other lenders to comply with a new mortgage disclosure rule.

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Exeter Financial has hired Freddie Mac executive Paige H. Wisdom to be its chief financial officer.

MasterCard issuers had to cast at least 90% of their votes in favor of the Target settlement by May 20, and not enough did, the companies said. Banks and credit unions will fight for a better deal.

Carolina Bank's growth, and a corresponding increase in remote workers, drove the CEO and IT department to seek technology tightening access to its systems without making it harder for employees to log in.

More powerful employment and wage gains are necessary to fuel home purchases, according to mortgage industry economists.

Last month's unrest in Baltimore once again cast the spotlight on the negative cycle of crime, violence and poverty that plays out in many American cities and counties. So why aren't banks directing more of their investment dollars into the neighborhoods that need it the most? And can Community Reinvestment Act reform help push them in that direction?

An obscure provision in the regulatory relief bill championed by Sen. Richard Shelby, R-Ala., is giving mutual holding companies hope that a threat to their business model will be eliminated.

Stonegate Bank in Pompano Beach, Fla., has confirmed that it will provide a bank account to the Cuban government.

Proposed new rules from the CFPB could wind up forcing banks out of the small-dollar lending business, leaving cash-strapped consumers with fewer borrowing options.

Some potential corporate customers of the nation's largest banks have recently received surprising responses to their loan applications: come back to us later when you've cleaned up your act.

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