Sports stars face unique challenges obtaining credit, and bankers need to develop certain skills to court those prospects successfully.

Here are five ancillary business lines that lately have appealed to community banks pursuing new sources of loans or fee income.

CFO John Shrewsberry projects that legal costs and other expenses related to the scandal will swell to between $50 million and $60 million and remain at that level for the next several quarters.

Cooper built TCF into a Midwestern powerhouse by targeting what he called the “Joe Lunch-Bucket crowd.”

Credit unions are making commitments to honor and recognize the military and those that serve them as part of their focus on giving back to the communities they serve.

For a corporation, throwing out new propositions in the dark is a very expensive way to innovate.

The company will continue its push into select, economically attractive areas as it continues to scale back its branch count elsewhere.

Corporate borrowers aren’t ready just yet to pull the trigger on multimillion-dollar loans to buy fleets of trucks or scads of new inventory despite excitement about a more business-friendly Washington, lenders cautioned.

The digital personal financial management company is eyeing Europe as it expands its geographic footprint.

First Busey plans to close the $236 million cash-and-stock acquisition by the middle of this year.

Load times, architecture and keywords are important to a functional bank website. But marketing the brand – via content and graphics – is just as important to wooing new customers and retaining existing ones.

James Hobson is resigning to become the CEO of Attune, a new company in the commercial insurance sector.

With another $60 million in writedowns, BBVA Compass has taken $90 million in goodwill impairment charges related to its $117 million acquisition of the neobank Simple.

The unit of Customers Bancorp considers the visualization and animation features of its new app, which will show users if their money is dwindling or growing and where it's going, special enough to apply for a patent.

The president’s vow to impose a 20% tax on Mexican imports could make life harder for the Citigroup-owned unit, which is Mexico’s second-largest bank.

Home improvement lender EnerBank USA expects half of its loans will be originated on the app it built *in-house*, which promises near-instant approvals.

Whether donating bikes or giving grants to help local schools, credit unions are doing their part for the next generation.

The delay has analysts worried that Customers Bancorp will also postpone the sale of BankMobile, which was slated to take place during the first quarter.

Traditional banks may need to think twice about putting off higher rates on CDs and other deposit products. That’s because freer-spending online banks are adding deposits faster than they are, and more Fed rate hikes are expected to fuel that trend.

Dorothy Savarese and Rebeca Romero Rainey now chair two important trade groups … Mary Lynn Lenz, Patti Husic and Terry Jorde weigh in; Barclays CEO Jes Staley talks hiring diverse leaders and how to keep them; and more.