The Michigan company, which lost more than $1.4 billion in the aftermath of the financial crisis, is trying to become more of a commercial lender. Its recent agreement to buy a deposit-rich franchise in California could help it get there.

Brett Pitts joins from Wells Fargo, where he most recently was executive vice president and group head of digital.

Tech startups differ from a bank’s typical commercial clients; many want a trusted financial adviser.

CapStar claims Gaylon Lawrence violated the Change in Bank Control Act by building a 10% stake without prior Fed approval. The company says it's convinced Lawrence's long-term plan includes a hostile takeover.

Mike Warriner joins the bank with a focus on setting its digital platform strategy.

The agency's Quarterly Banking Profile said banks earned $47.9 billion in the third quarter, helped by a 7.4% increase in net interest income from the previous year.

Blue Lion Capital believes a heavy focus on mortgages and acquisitions is hurting HomeStreet's financial performance.

Carver Bancorp, which has spent 70 years serving minorities in Harlem and surrounding neighborhoods, is struggling to turn a profit. As black-run banks nationwide struggle to stay afloat, Carver's CEO insists the institution is on the right track.

Jefferson Financial Credit Union in Louisiana struck a deal to bring in $12 million in secondary capital, which is believed to be the biggest haul to date for a credit union. Will it embolden other CUs to pursue similar fundraising efforts?

Clearinghouse CDFI will use funds from the $2 million investment to support affordable-housing and economic development projects in communities and Native American reservations in California, Nevada and Arizona.

The Tennessee branches are being sold as part of First Horizon's deal to buy Capital.

Deciding how far to go to protect customers is a complex issue, but one that the industry should address soon as phishing attacks continue to mount.

Teaching financial literacy, being recognized by the SBA, showcasing the power of advocacy and other ways credit unions are giving back in their communities.

Jefferson Financial in Louisiana struck a deal to bring in $12 million in secondary capital, which is believed to be the biggest haul to date for a credit union. It could also embolden other credit unions to pursue similar fundraising efforts.

The credit union has agreed to buy State Bank of Georgia in Fayetteville.

The House-passed tax bill would eliminate the New Markets Tax Credit while the Senate bill would not reauthorize it when it expires in two years. Bankers and other proponents say that if it is discontinued many economic development projects in rural and low-income communities won’t be funded.

As the banking industry moves closer to adopting a faster payments system, bank executives have begun to think through the impact it will have on clients and banks themselves.

The company, which counts veteran banker Jay Sidhu among its investors, is selling to Ameris for $145 million in cash and stock.

The San Francisco company said Friday that it has terminated Franklin Codel, effective immediately, over an interaction he had with a former employee regarding that employee's termination.

Readers weigh in on the departure of Richard Cordray, debate whether online lenders are akin to subprime lenders, offer praise of a community banker, and more.