Perennial No. 1 Oregon Bancorp, which operates as Willamette Valley Bank, boasts strong sources of fee and interest income, sound underwriting and vibrant geographic markets. It’s a formula shared by many on American Banker's list of the 200 highest-performing publicly traded small banks.

Deals from Amex in the ride-delivery space and AI developments at Mastercard are just some of the latest fintech moves that have the industry on notice.

RBB Bancorp says it's investigating complaints by its former vice chairman, who stepped down along with another director, about potential conflicts of interest involving other members of the board.

NatWest Group is considering launching a separate digital lender for small businesses in the U.K. to find a new avenue of growth for the bank.

Online-only banks that place a premium on personalized customer service receive higher satisfaction ratings, according to a new survey by J.D. Power.

On Dec. 31, 2022. Dollars in thousands.

On Dec. 31, 2021. Dollars in thousands.

Foes ousted Hill as leader of the divided board after the death of one of his key allies. Hill remains CEO.

Grain Technologies guarantees to cover fraud costs for the banks it works with. One of those partners, the $1.65 billion-asset Ponce Financial, recently disclosed just how high that figure has reached.

The Federal Reserve’s forceful moves to fight inflation are resetting expectations about how quickly banks will need to start raising their deposit rates.

Calls for “reform” in times of high liquidity ignore the scalability of the system, and the need to have it around in times of trouble.

Banks report solid commercial and industrial loan demand, but are increasingly concerned about how soaring inflation and the specter of recession will affect their clients.

The Cincinnati bank was targeted for the second time since 2018 when an armed man took hostages at a branch in suburban Chicago this week. Security experts say traditional robbery training may have to be expanded as active-shooter situations become more common.

The buy now/pay later provider Klarna Bank is pushing further into the retail industry by offering traditional stores a platform to stream and video-chat with online customers.

Consumer complaints surged in March, shortly after the North Carolina bank completed a core technology conversion to bring together BB&T and SunTrust. Truist is still dealing with the gripes, which involve delayed access to cash, difficulties using debit cards and excruciatingly long wait times.

The San Francisco-based online lender originated more than $2 billion in personal loans during the first quarter, a big jump from a year earlier. The surge made up for softness in the company's home loan and student loan businesses.

The acquisition of locations owned by HomeStreet Bank will mark the Idaho bank's entry into the Evergreen State.

A semiannual online banking scorecard highlights areas where banks are doing well and could improve, such as customizable home pages and transparent fees.

Roughly 24,000 people had new foreclosures listed on their credit reports in the first quarter, up from about 9,000 three months earlier, a Federal Reserve Bank of New York report says. States are trying to cushion the blow on homeowners now that many pandemic-related federal protections have ended.

Banks such as Capital One and Ally Financial are taking a page from fintechs and adopting early payday and eliminating overdraft fees.