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With its IPO out of the way, First Data is accelerating its focus on merchant technology, and that means luring the developers who are rapidly changing how people shop and pay.

Industry stakeholders criticize the largest credit union trade group’s resistance to change.

Communities First Financial in Fresno, Calif., has a new chief executive.

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WASHINGTON – The Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. announced that its board will meet Thursday to discuss a plan to increase the required ratio of federal reserves to insured deposits.

Investar Holding in Baton Rouge, La., has made a series of changes to its executive ranks.

Acquisitions would seem to be a logical course of action for regional banks struggling to cut costs and boost revenues in the low interest rate environment, but some bank chief executives are less open to the idea than others as comments by the heads of First Horizon and SunTrust demonstrate.

Associated Banc-Corp in Green Bay, Wis., posted lower third-quarter profit, citing lower yields on earning assets.