Cece Stewart, who spent three years trying to turn around Citi's U.S. retail banking operations, is retiring. In an interview, she cited account growth, productivity improvements and cross-selling of credit cards as accomplishments that offset "enormous headwinds."

Bank of America (BAC) has introduced a new checking account targeted at customers who typically maintain low balances.

The majority of Americans who will be receiving a tax refund in 2014 will spend the funds, not save them, according to a new survey released by Capital One Financial (COF).

Scott Tomlinson at Flint Community Bank used a meeting with the agency's deputy director to speak his mind on the shortcomings of mortgage regulation.

The Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. is suing four former officers and directors of a failed Baltimore bank for more than $7.4 million in damages.

Bitcoin's mysterious inventor, Satoshi Nakamoto, has apparently been discovered by Newsweek reporter, Leah McGrath Goodwin. And I'm torn.

Unity Bank, a subsidiary of Unity Bancorp Inc. (UNTY) has opened a new division that will offer a wide range of investment products and services aimed at helping customers to grow and preserve wealth.

The information that some of the nation's largest data brokers are selling to consumer lenders is riddled with inaccuracies, the National Consumer Law Center finds.

Business Partners, a credit union service organization in Northridge, Calif., has named financial services veteran Pamella Easley as its president and chief executive officer.

The rise of mobile and online banking seems likely to make personal checks a thing of the past. But high earners and older customers still have a regular need to take pen to paper.

Try and expense hot chocolate or facial tissue for employees at Prosperity Bancshares, and Chief Financial Officer David Holloway is likely to give you an earful, his boss warns.

The online lender is about to surpass the $1 billion mark in loans and it just received another round of venture funding that will help keep the momentum going.

How do you top a guest speaker like all-everything quarterback Joe Montana at your banking conference? Bring in his former 49er teammate Jerry Rice, the ICBA decided.

The $21 billion-asset Webster has become the official bank of Yale University athletics, it announced last week. The three-year agreement will give Webster advertising and promotional opportunities at Yale sporting events and venues.

By assessing internal needs, planning how to deal with the external pressures and weighing the value of a good risk chief, banks can make an informed decision on who guides their risk management program.

The subsidiaries of the $4.4 billion-asset company will be merged into Simmons First National Bank by August 2014, according to a Wednesday filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Bank of the Ozarks (OZRK) on Wednesday finalized the cash acquisition of Bancshares in Houston, as well as its wholly-owned subsidiary Omnibank, for $21.5 million.

A decline in overall credit risk can be attributed to a national drop in credit card, auto loan and mortgage delinquency rates, which are at near historic lows, according to TransUnion officials.

BB&T Corp. (BBT) Chief Executive Officer Kelly King had his pay cut 8.3 percent to $7.84 million for his work in 2013 after the bank missed profitability targets.

ACA International's Research Department reviewed 14,328 complaints received by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau to determine trends, provide an analysis of the information behind the numbers and share recommendations for improvement.