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BB&T in Winston-Salem, N.C., will close five National Penn Bancshares branches in Pennsylvania after it completes its acquisition of the Allentown, Pa., company.

The U.S. might be ahead of the rest of the world in some areas of security, but when it comes to protecting against credit card fraud, we’re way behind.

As Uber-like business models perpetuate, bringing more contractors into a world where their job functions are handled primarily through a mobile app, there are still some pain points for which plastic is well suited.

A recap of the informed opinions (and the discussions they generated) on BankThink this week, including how postal banking could help low-income people in the U.S. and the continuing debate over interchange fees.

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Pinnacle Bancorp in Central City, Neb., has agreed to buy Woodhaven National Bank in Fort Worth, Texas.

An open-source analytical engine called Spark is becoming popular in banking circles to get real-time insights on consumer transactions and the customers themselves.

Credit unions need to be aggressive and relentless in championing their cause to lawmakers, and that means yearly visits to Washington are not nearly enough.

The collaboration between financial institutions and technology firms runs deep, but banks' recent criticism of lax regulatory oversight for nonbanks reveals fissures.

LOS ANGELES — As major wildfires continue to burn in Northern California, credit unions have been challenged to lend a helping hand.