Finance

The strong growth in commercial lending made up for more modest gains in credit card and auto lending, its two largest business lines.

The Wisconsin bank's pending acquisition of 32 Huntington branches would boost its ability to make more loans, but like other banks it said deposit costs are cutting into margins.

Stephen Steinour said it was pure conjecture that Huntington was a possible suitor for the Dallas bank if it decides to put itself up for sale at some point. He emphasized Huntington's core-growth strategy and upbeat economic signs from consumers and businesses.

The San Antonio bank reported 6.8% growth in loans, but Phil Green said he was unwilling to match overly generous prices and underwriting terms that he is seeing in the market.

The nation's first credit union saw an 88.5% increase in net income for 2018 thanks to a variety of factors, including a one-time payout from the National Credit Union Administration.

PayPal has had an on-again, off-again relationship with eBay since the company split off as a unit of the e-commerce marketplace more than four years ago.

The Michigan-based credit union, which has a branch network across six states, also saw an increase in deposits.

Deutsche Bank and Commerzbank end merger talks; the digital money transfer unit has more than 40 million digital users, second only to JPMorgan Chase.

Visa’s not worried about the massive consolidation that’s sweeping the payments industry, seeing it as a force to extend payments innovation globally.

Visa Inc. braved a stronger U.S. dollar and a decline in consumer confidence even as its customers’ spending overseas continued to slow during the first three months of the year.

Members of Bard Employees Federal Credit Union approved the merger into Baxter Credit Union earlier this month.

Urbana Postal Credit Union is the latest in a string of closures and rebrandings as CUs chartered to serve post office employees attempt to stay relevant.

Overall loan growth at the Tulsa, Okla., company was muted, however, as an increase in early paydowns lowered commercial real estate loan balances.

With Wirecard's value tumbling since a Financial Times report two months ago alleging an accounting scandal in its Asian operations — and a followup Wednesday reporting that half of its revenue comes from "three opaque partner companies" — the German payments processor received a lift from a €900 million ($1 billion U.S.) investment from Japan's SoftBank.

The company, which is planning to revamp its organizational structure, has seen a sharp increase in funding costs over the past year.

Banks need to ensure those building new business are driven to look for evidence of illegal activity.

Silicon Valley, New York, London and several of China’s largest cities are the world’s leading fintech hubs, but many other locales are gunning for their crown.

Entegra Financial, which had a deal to be sold to SmartFinancial, has instead agreed to be sold to First Citizens, which offered more money and will pay a breakup fee for the initial deal.

The Decatur, Tenn.-based institution earned just $60,000 last year as its net worth ratio declined.

Now that the Cincinnati company recently completed its first bank acquisition in over a decade, CEO Greg Carmichael is pushing ahead on tech hires and expansion outside its Midwestern core.