After the failures of Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank, other institutions rushed to reassure their customers. But it can be tricky to ensure these messages do no harm.

Pledges to get to net-zero funded emissions by 2050 appear to be falling by the wayside as oil companies expand their fossil fuel extraction operations.

Try keeping quiet and listening instead of talking, suggests the journalist Dan Lyons in his new book, "STFU." Doing so can lead to a host of benefits, from career advancement to a better marriage.

JPMorgan Chase notifies about 1,000 First Republic Bank employees that they aren't being given jobs — even temporarily — following its takeover of the failed lender.

The intersection of fintech and ag banking is still ripe for innovation. Banks and fintechs are looking for specialized solutions for their ag customers, from harvesting data to managing cash flow fluctuations.

California Credit Union receives a CDFI certification, Klarna adds a credit opt out, Amazon enables biometric-powered alcohol payments and more in this week's banking news roundup.

The Kentucky-based bank plans to acquire the $234 million-asset Sumner Bank & Trust in central Tennessee in a transaction expected to close in the fourth quarter.

Two former top bank regulators argue that efforts to eliminate risk from the business of banking is a fool's errand, and say it is time to refocus banks' managers and boards on the business of managing it.

The fintech startup Renaud Laplanche launched seven years ago now works with 200 banks and offers personal loans and a combination debit and credit card. Up next: a secured card that gradually turns into a regular credit card.

A pair of mutual banks in Maryland and New York that sold minority stakes more than a decade ago are pursuing second-step offerings that will result in both becoming fully stock-traded companies.

The success of central bank digital currencies will be directly tied to their usability — by both individuals and businesses.

Lenders in coveted locations with stable deposit bases are bullish about their expansion opportunities despite the shadow the banking crisis and recession fears have cast on the rest of the industry.

The Seattle bank is a victim of the short selling that has rocked the banking industry this year and its stock price doesn't reflect its fundamentals, CEO Mark Mason argues.

After First Citizens acquired SVB in March, HSBC poached 42 bankers, misusing SVB's confidential, proprietary and trade secret information to execute their scheme, according to a complaint filed Monday in federal court in Northern California.

As the Federal Housing Finance Agency considers how to prepare the system for the future, it can keep member liquidity steady while still boosting affordable housing.

Customers of banks that provide small-dollar loans are still turning to higher-cost lenders, according to a recent survey. The significance of the findings has sparked a debate between the payday lending industry and its critics.

Artificial intelligence can help cut bias out of credit models. The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau should make it easier for lenders to adopt it.

The West Virginia company says COO Jeffrey Jackson will become chief executive in August instead of January. He will succeed Todd Clossin, who will retire earlier than planned and describes Jackson as "well prepared."