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IBM called for rules aimed at eliminating bias in artificial intelligence to ease concerns that the technology relies on data that bakes in past discriminatory practices and could harm women, minorities, the disabled, older Americans and others.

Liability for missteps by vendors, jurisdictional headaches tied to locations of servers and legacy technology are other potential impediments.

The proposed merger will create a $10 billion-asset bank based in Nashville, Tenn.

The company will pay $29 million for Virginia Bank Bankshares.

For small regionals like Atlantic Union and F.N.B., the biggest opportunity to snag customers will come when the rebranding of BB&T and SunTrust branches begins next year.

As lending slows, new tools could help credit unions expand opportunities to make loans to would-be borrowers they might not otherwise consider.

The Dallas bank’s troubled energy loans reached a nearly two-year high as crude prices plummeted.

The agency is sending a strong message that it won’t rush to end an exemption for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac while also signaling longer-term changes that will affect all lenders.

While the New York bank has a handle on deposit pricing, Joseph DePaolo said a new accounting standard will play tricks with how it addresses credit quality.

U.S. Rep. Carolyn Maloney (D-N.Y.) has called on the National Credit Union Administration to halt all sales and foreclosures of taxi medallion loans it obtained following the liquidation of several New York-area credit unions with high concentrations of delinquent medallion loans.