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Unlike online lenders, banks are focusing primarily on consumers with solid credit scores. But unsecured loans to prime borrowers have a limited track record, so it’s hard to predict how they’ll perform when the economy inevitably weakens.

Scott Custer is set to become chairman of Dogwood State Bank, a proposed North Carolina de novo.

Bank groups are pushing a variety of proposals to delay the loan-loss rule or soften its impact. The accounting standards board has agreed to review at least one of them — but at a pace that might not be fast enough for lenders.

Jelena McWilliams is responding to concerns from Republican members of Congress that FDIC staffers are discouraging banks from doing business with certain industries.

The Michigan company has committed $50,000 to the partnership over the next two years amid a big push to modernize its product and service offerings.

Loan growth in both states exceeded the national average through the first half of the year, along with improvements in delinquencies and average assets.

From fighting childhood hunger to helping college-bound students, here's another look at how credit unions are giving back.

Heartland BancCorp received the funds through a private placement to invest in several possible expansion options.

City of Boston Credit Union also expanded its field of members earlier this year. The moves are part of a long-term growth strategy to remain competitive.

There's never a good time to expose customer data, but the incident Amazon disclosed Wednesday could upend two major events: Black Friday/Cyber Monday and a reported effort to get merchants to accept Amazon at the point of sale.