The financial services industry has run TV ads during football games and organized lobbying visits by small-business owners in its fight against the Basel III endgame plan to raise capital requirements for larger lenders. The tactics are beginning to show signs of working.

Unions have historically had little success organizing bank employees, but recent high-profile gains for the labor movement have fueled hopes that will change. The two elections at Wells Fargo will be a test.

The megabank did not say how many positions it plans to cut as part of a reorganization that represents Jane Fraser's biggest move so far as CEO.

A medical services company is suing the nation's largest bank, alleging that it refused transactions, closed accounts and erroneously told customers that the company was subject to sanctions by the U.S. Treasury Department. JPMorgan declined to comment on the suit.

West Plains Bank and Trust in Missouri, No. 11 on this year's Best Banks to Work For ranking, wins high marks for constructive training, employee development, team culture — as well as excellent benefits.

Credit problems in business loans have risen in recent months, as companies that are in a weak financial position have started closing up shop. The difficulty in gauging which banks will face the most trouble is prompting many investors to stay away from the sector.

2023 proved to be a rocky year for large regional banks. But under CEO Bill Demchak's guidance, the Pittsburgh-based company has navigated the turmoil better than many of its peers.

The chief executives of U.S. Bancorp, PNC and Comerica say that fraud, regulatory uncertainty, technological challenges and other concerns are making them approach the adoption of real-time payments with caution.

Fraudsters are likely to increase their use of generative artificial intelligence to attack banks and other payment companies. Investors are using their own influence to fight back.

OFG Bancorp's CEO José Rafael Fernández has weathered tough times during Puerto Rico's economic downturn. Now he is hopeful that his bank can seize on the better times ahead.