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For the past three quarters, more bank branches have opened than closed. It's a trend, though a slight one.

For the first time in 17 years, the number of U.S. bank branches is on a sustained rise.

First Guaranty in Hammond Louisiana agreed to a consent order with federal and state regulators that's aimed at improving its credit quality.

With retail investors projected to allocate $2 trillion into private equity, credit and similar investments over the next five years, asset managers are increasingly acting as a bridge to previously exclusive opportunities.

New York City's new pied-à-terre tax is prompting financial advisors to help wealthy clients reassess their options, from residency status to estate plans.

One of three Federal Open Market Committee members to vote for a higher federal funds rate last month, the Cleveland Fed president is undeterred by the labor force decline in July.

As more traditional financial institutions turn to short-term liquidity offerings to meet growing consumer demand, legacy earned wage access providers are hoping to get their products in front of more employers – and their employees.

The agency will give qualified new-bank applicants a contingent authorization within 120 days of applying, with an additional year after that to organize the bank before final green light. 

The new record arrives after five months of annual home-price growth, which surged to its highest in more than a year, according to ICE Mortgage Technology.

Amid competition for international transfers, the U.S. is taking baby steps to facilitate faster, more efficient transactions.

The average down payment across the list was 17.1%, well above 13.1% nationally, and the median credit score was 766, compared with 747 countrywide.

After years of acquisitions and spin-offs, Fiserv is under pressure to sell parts of its businesses while FIS is reviewing parts of its operation

HBT Financial in Bloomington, Illinois, has agreed to acquire Tri-County Financial Group in a deal valued $204.6 million.

The bill, dubbed the Insider Trading Prohibition Act, sponsored by Sen. Jack Reed, D-R.I., would amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to prohibit certain securities trading and related communications by people who possess material, nonpublic information.

Edward Jones financial advisors helped the firm reel in $17.7 billion in net new assets in the second quarter. And another recent filing gave clues about the firm's upcoming planned changes to equity stakes.