The decision by Citigroup’s board to name an independent director as its next chairman — and not elevate CEO Michael Corbat to the post — is seen as good governance, but it’s also a sign that the company’s recovery from the financial crisis remains a work in progress.

Community banks are getting more creative to draw in younger people to fill job openings.

Information about new account holders pulled from Bank of America, JPMorgan Chase, U.S. Bank and Wells Fargo contradicts the notion that the previously unbanked turn into costlier customers.

Can farmers — and the banks that lend to them — survive Trump's trade war?

After the retail giant filed an $800 million lawsuit against its former credit card partner, shares in Synchrony plunged. Now analysts fear its relationship with Sam’s Club may be in jeopardy.

Serverless computing has its proponents — Capital One and BBVA among them — but the service hasn’t yet proven it can fulfill general systems needs in banking.

Synchrony CEO Margaret Keane says plastic cards will be gone in five years; David Tyrie is succeeding the high-profile Michelle Moore as BofA's digital chief; Fed outlines a new approach for its post-crisis supervisory program; and more from this week's most-read stories.

The federal government is reviving a push to beef up consumer rights when dealing with major banks.

A multimillion-dollar deal between Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel and Stephen Calk was supposed to deliver 400 new jobs to the city. Here’s what really happened.

The credit union's organizers believe there is a funding gap in the state for agriculture — and they want to fill the void.

The suit is tied to Walmart's decision to shift its credit card business to Capital One.

The Missouri company will pay $213 million for the largest bank in Los Alamos, N.M.

One of the biggest sticking points as regulators try to reform the Community Reinvestment Act is expanding the assessment footprint but ensuring banks continue to serve their direct communities.

A former bank executive recommends strategies to improve the retention of female bankers across the industry.

The approval marks the New York’s bank regulator 12th license to a crypto-related business.

The advocacy group argues that major core processors are not helping small banks keep pace with customers' technology demands.

Koebler, the bank's head of consumer lending, will replace Jerome Lienhard, who is retiring.

By creating corporate governance courses for prospective board members and a multifaceted financial literacy program for high schoolers, Virginia National aims to deepen its bench for years to come.

The Dallas bank inherited the five Bank of the Hills branches when it acquired Sterling Bancshares in 2011.

The small New Mexico-based institution will now be able to offer services like mobile banking and online loan applications.