The Illinois company will gain six offices after it buys Investors' Security Trust.

New legislation in Iowa that allows banks and credit unions to use electronic notaries could help local lenders compete with online competitors.

Financial institutions have often criticized the agency’s publication of consumer complaints. But the information provided can offer executives important insights into looming problems that might not yet have come to light.

The Michigan company said the loan — made to a borrower that plans to shut down its reverse mortgage business — has collateral.

Purchase of United Capital Financial would extend the bank’s reach; the bank is raking in online deposits even as it pares back its branch network.

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau received over a quarter-million complaints in 2018, according to analysis by an advocacy group that urged the agency to maintain public access to its database.

Housing advocates and Democratic lawmakers want to create more protections for tenants of rent-controlled apartments, but they are facing stiff opposition from property owners and the banks that lend to them.

Readers weigh in on Wells Fargo's latest efforts to mollify regulators, debate the value of a "mini CFPB" in California, consider proposed changes to the Community Reinvestment Act and more.

Heightened regulatory scrutiny and a slowdown in commerce have raised concerns about the viability of doing business along the U.S.-Mexico border.

The Southeastern regional bank said Thursday that it had hired Lee Byrd to a new role dedicated to protecting customers and the company itself from fraud.

Plinqit, led by a former banker, was developed specifically for community banks as a way to appeal to young customers.

The city, among the Midwest's most vibrant C&I markets, is luring community banks, as well as giants like PNC and JPMorgan Chase.

Expense Wizard uses AI to make it easier to file expense reports, especially for infrequent travelers.

The company said it could use proceeds from selling common and preferred stock to increase lending and add branches.

The coastal city quickly rebounded after being hit by Hurricane Harvey in August 2017.

The proposed merger will create a bank with more than $1 billion in assets.

Consolidation activity was ho-hum for most of April before a burst of transactions — and notable ones at that — were announced in the month's final week.

Pinnacle Bank chief Terry Turner never lacks specifics. He wants to expand inside a triangular zone that connects three Southern and mid-Atlantic cities, aims to enter five particular markets, and speaks bluntly about his plans for hiring alums of BB&T and SunTrust.

Elder abuse costs banks $1 billion in deposits a year, according to AARP. It has launched a video-game-style online training program that teaches bank employees what to be alert for.

A digital challenger bank is relying heavily on artificial intelligence to provide low-cost banking to low-income people and small businesses.