Finance

On the discussion table: Alipay, Jack Ma, blockchain, AI, building a true digital system, payments, financial inclusion.

The bank's Costco card portfolio boosted profits (again), as did internal growth from store-branded cards from Home Depot and Best Buy. Citi’s card business is avoiding — for now — the pain in the retail sector.

Expenses also rose, as well as the provision for loan losses, but credit quality remained spotless at the lender to the wealthy.

On the first big day of 2Q results, bankers said their investments in middle-market lending have started paying off. JPMorgan Chase and PNC have added commercial loan officers in new markets across the country.

Several RBB Bancorp executives and directors, including CEO Alan Thian, will also sell a significant number of shares when the Los Angeles company goes public.

JPMorgan Chase Chief Executive Officer Jamie Dimon, fresh from a work trip overseas, unloaded on everything that's holding U.S. businesses back.

Wells Fargo's new car loans dropped by almost half in the second quarter, while its automotive portfolio fell to the lowest level in two years after the San Francisco-based company tightened underwriting standards.

As NCUA continues work on creating another avenue for building capital, credit unions need to bone up on what the different terms mean and the potential impact.

Business lending rose 6% at the Pittsburgh bank, while consumer lending was largely flat.

First Horizon reported lower fee income in the second quarter. The company said it is making progress planning for its pending purchase of Capital Bank Financial.

Citigroup's bond traders and investment bankers are closing in on their rivals at JPMorgan Chase.

Readers slam credit unions’ ever-inclusive membership criteria, weigh in on the OCC’s proposed fintech charter, encourage a rewrite of the CRA, and more.

JPMorgan Chase, Citigroup and Wells Fargo release earnings Friday; Cordray says acting comptroller’s claim that new consumer agency’s rule endangers banks has “no basis.”

While trading results reported Friday were worse than the firm had warned, 2Q earnings set a record and the company said it will increase loans this year at double the rate analysts expected.

A new blockchain network that promises to compete with Ethereum is taking the token sale trend to the next level.

The app allows users, many of them first-time investors, to get started for as little as $5.

Trust income, bank card fees and deposit service fees led to double-digit earnings growth at Commerce Bancshares.

First Citizens is pressuring KS Bancorp to sell even though the banks' operations overlap in many markets in eastern North Carolina.

The North Carolina company could issue $200 million in new securities over time to fund acquisitions and other investments.

Property Assessed Clean Energy loans can no longer be offered in unincorporated areas of Kern County, Calif. The controversial loans, meant to promote energy efficiency, began in California and are now offered in a number of states.