Finance

Heritage will have 17 branches around San Francisco when it completes the $200 million acquisition.

Some of the biggest venture capitalists in the field are backing a new digital currency being offered by a leading blockchain academic.

The company offers an operating system for financial applications akin to Apple's iOS, and more than 1,000 applications run on it.

A bill that would have capped payday loan rates at 36% failed to get through committee, but credit unions have pledged to continue to fight for the legislation.

Although the euphoria over blockchain has dissipated recently, many still see it as vital to the future of banks and the economy at large. Following are key issues being hashed out.

The new capital will allow the Austin bank to increase its lending limit.

The ranking Democrat on the Senate Banking Committee says he wants answers from the Financial Stability Oversight Council on efforts to address corporate debt risks.

The legislation from Sen. Bernie Sanders and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is part of an effort to shift the range of what is thinkable in Washington to the left. It may also serve to highlight the vulnerabilities of Democrats with bank-friendly records.

Purchase of United Capital Financial would extend the bank’s reach; the bank is raking in online deposits even as it pares back its branch network.

To help pull off the biggest media deal of the year, JPMorgan Chase embraced a Wall Street practice that fell out of favor after the financial crisis.

Dutch bank holding company ING Group and its venture capital arm, ING Ventures, joined three other VC groups to fund a €14 million (about US$ 15.75 million) Series B investment round for the Czech-based mobile credit payment app Twisto.

The company said it could use proceeds from selling common and preferred stock to increase lending and add branches.

The coastal city quickly rebounded after being hit by Hurricane Harvey in August 2017.

The proposed merger will create a bank with more than $1 billion in assets.

For Western Union and MoneyGram, the threat of digital payments must be transformed into an opportunity if either company is to survive.

The Fed is moving to prepare banks for unexpected shocks tied to weather; rules would be eased for trades between affiliates.

The San Francisco-based online lender, which has recorded nearly $450 million in losses since 2016, is taking aggressive steps to achieve adjusted profitability later this year.

Bank 34 will no longer sell mortgages in the secondary market as it looks to reduce its reliance on volatile revenue streams.

The central bank said that while financial markets' desire for higher yields raises the potential for losses, capital and liquidity safeguards temper any concerns about a looming crash.

Triad Business Bank adds to the list of de novo efforts taking place in the state.