The Michigan company has committed $50,000 to the partnership over the next two years amid a big push to modernize its product and service offerings.

Heartland BancCorp received the funds through a private placement to invest in several possible expansion options.

Readers react to trends in public banking, weigh potential changes for brokered deposits, consider oversight of foreign banks and more.

MyBucks and its New Finance Bank subsidiary have opened 4,200 digital banking accounts and provided 72 loans at a Malawi branch said to be the first of its kind in a refugee camp.

Chase is planning to enable users of the Chase Pay app to receive and redeem custom offers from merchants, in addition to the ability to find offers from more than 150 merchants through the Chase Mobile app.

Capital One is banking on a tool to help online shoppers find better prices to bring more holiday shopping transactions their way.

From digital assistants and new branching strategies to revamped hiring processes and improved cybersecurity, these are the winners of the 2018 Best Practices Awards.

In a push to be on the leading edge of technology, Tennessee-based Enrichment Federal Credit Union launched a service through Amazon's Alexa by first making sure employees knew what to do.

It started with financial literacy classes, but now Chelsea Groton Bank in Connecticut is offering crafts and other so-called lifestyle courses, all in an effort to connect with the public and drive traffic to its branches.

The effort to raise the threshold for transactions excused from appraisal requirements responds to concerns that the current threshold is outpaced by real estate prices.

Are midsize banks in position to disrupt, or are they investing billions in technology because they can’t afford not to?

The agency alleges the subprime auto lender violated consumer finance laws by misrepresenting the level of guaranteed insurance protection.

Larry Helling will take over next spring as CEO of the $4.8 billion-asset QCR Holdings, when Douglas Hultquist retires.

Neobanks create lots of buzz — and command the attention of venture capital firms — but there are questions about how big of a threat they pose.

Christopher Kay will oversee the Buffalo, N.Y., bank's branch and ATM networks as well as development of products and services that seek to mimic the cutting-edge offerings of other industries.

The new promotion illustrates how banks are going beyond traditional advertising as they try to find something that customers will share on their own.

The Wisconsin-based institution has seen a 10 percent boost in loan volumes since implementing a new e-docs platform last year.

Efforts to create city- or state-owned banks in Los Angeles, Seattle and New Jersey have suffered setbacks of late, but public banking advocates are taking the long view.

Lenders fear the agency's rule could make most poultry producers ineligible for 7(a) loans.

Wescom Credit Union members needed help accessing account and routing numbers – information easily found on checks. But with fewer members using checks these days, the CU needed a new way to help members get that info.