It's not easy to survive as a single-branch community bank anymore. That's the view of John Essen, president of Community Savings Bank in Bethel, Ohio, which agreed this week to merge with Home Building and Loan Co., a savings and loan in Greenfield, Ohio.

Bank executives see opportunity in selling MSRs and servicing the loans for the buyers.

An appeals court on Wednesday voided a controversial decision in 2011 by New York Judge Jed S. Rakoff, saying he erred in scuttling a $325 million settlement between the Securities and Exchange Commission and Citigroup (NYSE: C).

Xapo says its Bitcoin debit card will start rolling out by the end of June, and it will be accepted anywhere by using the rails of a card network, interchange fees included.

Community banks consider customer service their big advantage against larger competitors. But that strategy may not be working.

Sallie Krawcheck, a former executive at Bank of America (BAC) and Citigroup (C) who has worked to promote women as business leaders, is teaming up with a money manager for an index fund focused on women.

A new study reveals hospitals in 25 states that chose to expand Medicaid under the Affordable Care Act treated fewer uninsured patients and charity cases in the first quarter.

Total outstanding balances and new credit in auto lending reached record highs this year as the sector continues to lead the economic recovery, according to the latest Equifax National Consumer Credit Trends Report.

Bank of America has sold more than 230 branches with $7.5 billion in deposits in the last two years. Here is a list of the nine banks that have bought the bulk of those locations.

Elizabeth Buse, a former Visa executive who left the card network this year after a 16-year career with the company, has been named co-CEO of Monitise Group.

About 25,000 people around the world are being paid in Bitcoin on a regular basis by posting content on Women's Annex, a blogging platform predominantly focused on Afghanistan, and its parent site Film Annex.

National Penn Bancshares (NPBC) in Allentown, Pa., has agreed to buy TF Financial (THRD) in Newtown, Pa. The $8.6 billion-asset National Penn will pay $138 million in cash and stock for the $846 million-asset TF Financial.

Old National Bancorp (ONB) in Evansville, Ind., has agreed to buy LSB Financial (LSBI) in Lafayette, Ind. The $9.6 billion-asset Old National will pay about $67 million, or $41.67 a share, in cash and stock for the $366 million-asset LSB.

Most banks say they listen to the customer, but Jim Simpson at City Bank Texas directly studies comments made in call centers and branches for clues to the next mobile banking app features.

Independent Bank Group (IBTX) in McKinney, Texas, plans to file a shelf registration that would allow it to sell up to $250 million in debt and equity securities.

Californians picked Republican Neel Kashkari, a political newcomer who ran the federal bailout of the U.S. banking system, to challenge incumbent Democrat Jerry Brown for governor in November.

Sometimes touted as a competitive advantage in the branch wars, the coin-counting kiosk is headed to the scrap heap at one of the nation's largest banks, Capital One Financial.

Capital One Financial (COF) has consolidated its commercial real estate lending units, in an attempt to further integrate Beech Street Capital, the multifamily mortgage firm it acquired last year.