Yet margin improvement proved to be the decisive factor in a strong quarter in which total lending was flat.

To improve videoconferencing adoption, banks are advised to focus on one particular group of clients.

The bank had numerous warnings that there could be severe regulatory consequences related to deceptively advertised add-on products. It is paying the price for failing to do more in response.

The bank announced plans to open 100 to 125 branches in fast-growing cities across the Southeast, and will close an equal number in the Midwest. In a way, it's finishing a plan it cooked up nearly two decades ago.

Brentwood Bank’s purchase of Union Building and Loan would give it a larger presence around the Steel City.

The Los Angeles company, which focuses on Korean-Americans, aims to raise $50 million.

About 15% of Walmart’s workforce is budgeting and taking pay advances through the app.

The Fort Worth, Texas, company will be competing in a segment of the U.S. card market that has grown more competitive in the last few years.

PeoplesBancorp in Holyoke, Mass., has agreed to buy First Suffield Financial in Connecticut for $60 million.

Large card issuers began banning cryptocurrency purchases on their cards in February. But fintechs are allowing consumers to purchase and invest in digital currencies, and they say the risk is minimal.

The Minneapolis company plans to expand to new retail markets through a digital platform, but it’s facing questions about how it will distinguish itself from peers.

With an average of 2,600 new members joining each month, the Huntsville, Ala.-based credit union recently earned a Credit Union of the Year honor from NAFCU.

OneUnited in Boston recently issued a debit card supporting immigrants, taking a public stand on a divisive national issue.

The Minnesota company's profits rose by double digits despite some challenges in the second quarter, and its CEO says it will be expanding its digital offerings to simplify banking for customers.

Anchor will be sold to FS Bancorp after agreeing to terminate a deal with Washington Federal. The original deal had been delayed as Washington Federal dealt with BSA issues.

Organizers of Gainey Business Bank, a bank planned in Scottsdale, received approval from the state's banking regulator to raise capital while completing a charter application.

Matthew Prosseda, former president and CEO of First Keystone Community Bank, was hired by Kafafian Group to advise banks on strategic planning.

The appointment of David Solomon, who will take over for retiring CEO Lloyd Blankfein, has not altered the bank's aggressive plan to build a mobile phone-based bank for consumers in the U.S. and beyond.

It ties checking accounts and cards to gaming and other apps to provide automated savings.

The North Carolina city lost all its locally owned banks, but a fintech push and more favorable economics for de novos could lead to an entry-level resurgence.