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Santander Group, the Spanish banking giant, has invested several million dollars in Ripple, one of the most prominent startups in the hotly discussed field of distributed-ledger technology.

What happens when big banks move into a market? Is it a good idea to partner with online lenders? How much of a problem are ag loans? Those questions were among the many addressed by researchers at the recent community banking conference in St. Louis hosted by the Federal Reserve and Conference of State Bank Supervisors.

Women in banking and finance face plenty of obstacles in their efforts to ascend to senior positions. But quotas only serve to reinforce the assumption that women are less capable and talented than their male counterparts.

Hancock Holding in Gulfport, Miss., has agreed to buy a portfolio of health care loans from United Community Banks in Blairsville, Ga.

As its merger with Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Employees FCU closed on Oct. 1, Hanscom FCU gained more than 1,000 new members.

Fed Banks' Payouts; Cutting Coal Mining

The Symitar division of Jack Henry & Associates, Inc., said it secured 31 new core system takeaways during its 2015 fiscal year, which ended June 30.

SULPHUR, La. — Michelle Jinks is the new president and CEO of $27 million Access of Louisiana Federal Credit Union, based here.

A fintech startup that wants to change the way lenders and consumers square bad debts has raised $10 million in financing from a group of prominent investors.

After unveiling an online loan for subprime borrowers in July, ZestFinance announced Tuesday that it has raised $150 million in debt to finance the product’s growth.