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HSBC may seem like an enthusiastic supporter of third-party wallets, taking the rare step of supporting Apple Pay, Android Pay and Samsung Pay. But these partnerships may prove to be mere stepping stones for a much bigger mobile strategy.

An enforcement action related to anti-money-laundering compliance once again forced The Bancorp in Wilmington, Del., to report a quarterly loss.

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's debt collection plan is likely to put pressure on banks and first-party creditors to provide better documentation on consumer debts that get transferred to debt buyers and collectors. While the proposal does not cover banks and first-party creditors, some experts said banks will be on the hook for providing better information.

Green Bancorp in Houston has resolved $37 million in energy loans since deciding to get out of that business.

Middleburg Financial in Virginia, which recently faced criticism from its biggest investor, has a new chairman.

It's part of the Democratic platform, but lawmakers at the convention here are skeptical of embracing a plan to restore the Glass-Steagall Act, unsure what it would look like.

BB&T Corp., North Carolina's second-largest lender, is cutting jobs in its securities unit while scaling back institutional equity sales and trading activity.

Regional banks need all the growth opportunities they can get, and Fifth Third says it has found one in catering to European businesses that need to expand in North America to escape domestic economic issues.

The popular German digital startup Fidor Bank has agreed to be acquired by Groupe BPCE, the second-largest French bank.

It's part of the Democratic platform, but lawmakers at the convention here are skeptical of embracing a plan to restore the Glass-Steagall Act, unsure what it would look like.