Visa (NYSE: V) rode rising sales volume — particularly among users of its credit cards — to strong quarterly profits.

The Kansas City company, which started with opening-day deposits of $1,100 in 1913, now has $15.7 billion in assets and a fresh formula that is allowing it to prosper with a conservative approach to credit.

Opus Bank in Irvine, Calif., has agreed to buy four branches from Zions Bancorp.'s (ZION) California subsidiary.

New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman just can't wait for Edward DeMarco's reign at the Federal Housing Finance Agency to end.

National Mortgage Insurance is upending the traditional business model by underwriting every single loan it insures and promising not to ask lenders to pay claims on defaulted loans if the borrower had made 18 months of consecutive payments.

We must help carry forward the traditions of relationship banking while stressing the importance of technology adaptation and modern leadership.

IBC Bank in Texas, is bringing an environmentally friendly addition to the Austin skyline.

First Busey Bancorp (BUSE) in Champaign, Ill., reported a dip in quarterly profit as lending revenue fell and expenses rose.

Data-driven small business lending startup On Deck this morning announced a $17 million expansion to its Series D round of funding, bringing the round to $59 million.

Community Trust Bancorp in Pikeville, Ky., has a promoted a veteran banker to chief financial officer.

Regions Financial in Birmingham, Ala., is taking steps to conform its capital to evolving regulatory requirements.

BOK Financial Corp. in Tulsa, Okla., reported a higher first-quarter profit due to loan recoveries and higher fee income.

When we create cultures in which higher-ranking managers become insulated from ever facing a "yes" or "no" from a customer, our leaders lose a little perspective.

Ally Financial Inc. (ALLY), the auto lender majority-owned by U.S. taxpayers, said first-quarter profit more than tripled, aided by gains from selling assets.

Hudson City Bancorp (HCBK) in Paramus, N.J., reported a 34% decline in quarterly profit as it waits for regulators to approve its sale to M&T Bank (MTB).

Green Dot's first-quarter earnings report beat analysts' expectations, but the company acknowledged continuing uncertainty in a rapidly changing market where competition has intensified.

Median bank chief executive pay raises slowed from the year before but look healthy compared with stagnant revenues and languishing stock prices.

The sale, announced in July and completed Tuesday, included $3.2 billion in deposits. Financial terms of the deal were undisclosed.

Many large commercial banks must decide how to adapt their investment banking units to keep pace with changing regulations that could shrink ROE further, according to a report from BCG.

WASHINGTON — The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is recommending that policymakers implement a nationwide financial education program into grade school as well as standardized tests.