The payments industry is great at collecting data. The challenge now? Parsing it, capitalizing on it and letting customers put parameters on it. Bailey Reutzel reports from Card Forum.

Lessons of the crisis still have lenders nervous. But today's documentation requirements should keep things in check.

The northeastern regional pays another six-figure severance.

A funding option reopens to smaller banks.

Investment program managers say the trend is working out well for them.

Huntington, JPMorgan Chase uniforms honored by apparel council.

As NYCB approaches $50 billion in assets, editor Heather Landy questions where we've drawn the line designating systemically important financial institutions.

That's what Ally Bank did with its recent campaign marketing retirement products.

The new breed of branch employee can do it all. Does the rise of the universal banker mean that tellers have finally reached the end of the line?

Gold Coast Bank in Islandia, N.Y., announced that Chief Executive Joseph Perri has resigned.

The Ohio Division of Financial Institutions closed Columbia Savings Bank in Cincinnati on Friday.

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The congressional stalemate over how to restructure the housing finance system leaves several questions unanswered about other bank regulations currently in the pipeline.

While the popularity of checks in retail payments is fading rapidly, new research suggests that coins and bills are likely to remain relevant.

Niche banks face a challenge when they consider acquisitions: they want to grow without undermining their specialized business models. First Business in Madison, Wis., worked around the problem by searching far and wide till it found a very similar bank in Kansas that wanted to sell.

Community banks that are looking to complete acquisitions are deciding to go public so they have a stronger currency to offer potential sellers. However, recent IPOs have not performed as well as earlier ones.

House Financial Services Committee Chairman Jeb Hensarling is challenging the idea that regulators should restrict banks' activities based on a judgment about the potential harm to their reputations.

FNB Bancorp (FNBG) in South San Francisco is expanding into the East Bay with a deal to acquire Valley Community Bank in Pleasanton.

A recap of the informed opinions (and the discussions they generated) on BankThink this week.

First Business Financial Services (FBIZ) of Madison, Wis., said Friday that it is acquiring the parent company of Alterra Bank in Leawood, Kan., for roughly $30.1 million in cash and stock.