As part of a wide-ranging speech on community bank oversight, the Federal Reserve governor said business models should determine regulatory scrutiny rather than asset size.

New Canaan-based Bankwell's digital solution relies on software designed by Lendio to compress the application-to-funding interval and appeal to speed-conscious small-business owners.

The Miami-area bank long ago exited New York and has plans to leave Texas, as CEO Jerry Plush expands its footprint in the Sunshine State. The shift comes as the bank, which competes in Florida with many out-of-state banks, is set to cross $10 billion of assets.

Multiple lenders recruited and promoted from within to fill leadership posts. Orrstown Financial Services disclosed the retirement of its planned CEO successor.

The Chicago-based bank said it would acquire First Security Bancorp in Elmwood Park. The transaction would push it close to $10 billion of assets.

An American Bankers Association panel of forecasters predicted slower growth, but it said the U.S. economy would likely avoid a recession, sparing lenders deep credit quality woes.

The National Community Reinvestment Coalition and four fintechs want the agencies to act on the White House's executive order on artificial intelligence.

A recent deal with a gourmet cookie franchise highlights the business that Ogden-based TAB Bank has built lending to companies other banks shy away from.

Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom signed measures designed to bolster consumer protection rules. The bills target several issues that have also been percolating at the federal level.

Dealmakers say the Federal Reserve's decision to reduce interest rates this month will lower borrowing costs and support banks' credit quality, making it easier for buyers to assess sellers' balance sheets and agree on sale terms.

As a leader, just because you have the authority to make a decision doesn't mean you should always be the one making it. A good manager allows subordinates to make choices and assume responsibility.

A Democratic-backed bill that represents the most sweeping response yet to the problem of gambling addiction would ban the use of credit cards in sports gambling.

Mifflinburg Bancorp and Northumberland Bancorp would combine to create a $1.3 billion-asset bank in the Susquehanna Valley market.

After the bank's 2014 spinoff from Royal Bank of Scotland, its executives worked to shore up weaknesses. Now they're concentrating on how to close the gap with regional banking peers.

The $17 billion-asset Suffolk-based company is convinced paying $120 million for an in-state rival is a more productive use of capital than share buybacks

ESL Federal Credit Union's plan to acquire Generations Bancorp marks the 16th deal this year in which a credit union plans to acquire a bank. While controversial, such transactions are swelling in number.

Bank of America is planning to open 165 new branches by the end of 2026. As brick-and-mortar locations remain critical for adding new customer accounts, JPMorgan Chase and Wells Fargo are also making targeted additions to their branch networks.

The suit was filed by three New Jersey residents who alleged that BofA froze their prepaid debit cards during a pandemic-era fraud wave, blocking them from accessing unemployment benefits.

After doing "some really intensive thinking," the Buffalo-area lender said it found the partner it was looking for in the Norwich, New York-based NBT Bancorp.

If companies want to keep partnering with banks to build innovative financial services, they need to stop thinking about regulation as their partner banks' problems and start being part of the solution.