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Big banks and brokers have been aggressively paring their holdings of corporate bonds over the past few weeks, Federal Reserve data shows, and market participants said risk-wary bankers are unlikely to rebuild them for a while.

Citigroup Inc. and Wells Fargo & Co. have adopted two very different strategies to try to overcome an uncertain economy, increasing regulations and a prolonged slowdown in Wall Street activity — but as their third-quarter results showed on Monday, neither bank has found a foolproof solution.

When I am asked "How do we get bank customers back into the branch?" my answer is simple: How would you get them back into a Borders or Blockbuster store?

Rep. Jeff Clemens of Florida has introduced a bill that would make it illegal for banks operating in the state to charge customers monthly fees for using their debit cards.

Steve Antonakes, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's head of supervision, said the agency will rely significantly on policies developed already by the banking regulators. But the focus of exams will be quite different, however, as the CFPB makes consumers their top priority.

Citigroup chief executive Vikram Pandit has not spoken with Occupy Wall Street protestors, bank officials said on Monday, even though he offered to talk "anytime" and Gawker later published his cellphone number.

S&T Bank in Indiana, Pa., said Monday that it is launching a mobile banking system that allows customers to access their accounts via text, the Web or through an app on iPhone, Android and Blackberry.

The big banks keep getting bigger, but that has not stopped some community banks from growing deposit market share, even in cities where big banks are dominant. Community banks posted gains in New York and Hartford, Conn., and maintain top spots in cities such as Kansas City, Mo., and San Antonio, Texas.

Beneath the San Francisco bank's higher profits lie lower net interest margins, thanks in part to a double-digit increase in deposits.

Ever since the Durbin Amendment was enacted, ultimately cutting the interchange revenue banks get from debit cards by around half, one of the loudest and most persistent complaints has been that the government should not fix prices—at least not for banking.

Washington Federal Inc. in Seattle said Monday that it had completed its purchase of six Charter Bank branches and $254 million in deposits in New Mexico.

The Supreme Court is set to decide the contentious issue of whether Respa prohibits lenders from charging borrowers fees defined as 'unearned.'

Citigroup Inc.'s revenue fell in the third quarter, and the bank is struggling to make money from its U.S. operations as investment banking slumps.

Vendor offers software and in-person help to people who want to move bill pay and other activities to another bank.

People's United Financial Inc. in Bridgeport, Conn., has hired a former Sovereign Bank executive to lead the expansion of its asset-based lending business.

Intervest Bancshares Corp. in New York said Monday that its third-quarter earnings rose 4% from a quarter earlier, to $2.6 million.

Consultant and former California regulator Walter Mix quantifies the damage from Dodd-Frank and explains why 2,700 banks could disappear over the next three to five years.

Any card-acceptance device can be tested and approved for eligibility to use advanced encryption under an update to the PIN Transaction Security program — even if those devices do not accept PIN transactions.

Companies that strive for “stickiness” usually get glowing coverage in The New York Times’ business section, but when big banks achieve it, they get a not-so-flattering story on page one.