“What COVID has done for us is it has showed us where to prioritize investments,” William Demchak said at an industry conference in discussing the Pittsburgh company's plans to speed up the shift to digital banking.

The company joins a growing list of banks shuttering locations as customers flock to digital channels.

Chris Gorman, the Cleveland company's chairman and CEO, said at an industry conference that an ongoing shift to digital channels provides an “opportunity to continue to ramp up" efforts to shutter physical locations.

BofA, which has applied for or been granted thousands of patents, has been working recently on technologies that analyze spending patterns to give budgeting advice and use augmented reality to provide estate-planning services.

On Jun. 30, 2020. Dollars in thousands.

On Jun. 30, 2020. Dollars in thousands.

Justice Department officials have embarked on a rewrite of antitrust policy that could waive certain requirements for community bank mergers and provide fewer advantages to large, out-of-town buyers and banks in urban areas.

First Mutual Holding has agreed to buy Martinsville First Savings Bank, which will retain its charter, brand and management team.

More consumer and commercial borrowers are paying their loans, increasing the likelihood that charge-offs will be manageable for banks despite the ongoing pandemic.

U.S. Bank and Regions revamped their apps with accessibility in mind; JPMorgan Chase built a branch for customers who are deaf. Such efforts can help banks appeal to more customers in existing markets.

The Liberty Lake, Wash.-based credit union has agreed to buy four branches from the Roseburg, Ore.-based bank.

When Jane Fraser takes the reins of Citigroup in February, she will have to tackle the company’s cards slump, lagging performance metrics and challenges presented by employees’ return to the office.

Members are completing more of their banking online than ever before, forcing many institutions to rethink their strategies for physical locations.

At a time when many lenders are shying away from an industry hit hard by the pandemic, State Bank of Texas is going all in.

When Jane Fraser takes the reins of Citigroup in February, she will have to tackle the company’s cards slump, lagging performance metrics and challenges presented by employees’ return to the office.

The bank said the move will provide more flexibility raising capital and more options when it comes to pursuing bank acquisitions.

Robotic process automation is normally the province of large banks, but Extraco Banks in Texas and Carter Bank in Virginia are training bots to perform repetitive, mind-numbing tasks.

Citigroup named Hassan to the new role as part of a move to combine its marketing and branding divisions.

Driver Management, a bank investor, alleges that First United in Maryland made false claims and improperly lobbied lawmakers to keep its nominees off the board. The bank asserts that it acted properly in response to an attempted hostile takeover.