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Nearly half of bank data security incidents in 2015 involved compromised web applications, according to a closely watched annual report from Verizon released Tuesday.

Networking is a skill, and banks would be wise to offer their employees a little guidance on how to do it effectively. Otherwise, there will be more failed efforts, like this one from a new banker in town who surely thinks he "networked" at a recent golf tournament. Here are a few tips to maximize the time and money you invest in such events.

Banner Corp. in Walla Walla, Wash., reported higher quarterly profit that reflected its purchase of AmericanWest Bank.

Stonegate Bank in Pompano Beach, Fla., has agreed to buy Regent Bancorp in Davie, Fla.

Dennis Budinich, chief culture officer at Investors Bank, discusses the rise of chief culture officers and other nontraditional jobs in the banking industry.

The newly released interagency net stable funding ratio proposed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. Tuesday once again trains its focus on the largest and most internationally active U.S. banks, requiring them to hold stable liquid funding for at least a year.

The courts would not be getting involved in defining the reach of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau if the architects of the agency had instituted a commission to oversee it.

Reinventing Goldman; Rise of the Analyst-Activist

Bitcoin and similar digital currencies are often portrayed as enablers of faster payments, but there are other ways to execute fast international transfers.

Ally Financial reported strong loan and deposit growth in the first quarter, but a shift in the makeup of its automobile loan portfolio forced the Detroit company to nearly double its loan-loss provision from a year earlier.