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The Spokane, Wash.-area credit union has doubled its membership since 2011.

Tom Lopp abruptly suspended a program that accounted for 83% of Sterling Bancorp's mortgage production this year. An ongoing audit of the program and pressure to diversify beyond mortgages are reasons to watch Lopp and Sterling in 2020.

As 2020 dawns, a new decade will soon bring new levels of friction for contactless customers as a result of Strong Customer Authentication (SCA), a key part of the European Union’s drive to reduce card fraud across Europe.

Washington Democrat Denny Heck is one of only a few lawmakers currently serving in Congress to have experience working inside a credit union.

Spirit of Texas Bancshares is acquiring four branches and a loan production office from Simmons First National as part of an aggressive expansion in its home state.

Online payment processor Allied Wallet is now accepting Alipay as part of its payment gateway to help simplify payments between the U.S. and China.

Ticonderoga Federal Credit Union will become TrailNorth Federal Credit Union starting on Jan. 1.

Incoming CEO Clint Stein said the Tacoma, Wash., company is ready to revisit deals after spending three years updating its digital platforms.

With the cost of processing business transactions remaining stubbornly high, a number of U.K. fintechs are working to facilitate open banking payments, a method which could soon enable consumers and businesses to make faster payments at a lower cost.

Paul Murphy took full responsibility for a recent spike in charge-offs at the Houston company. His challenge in 2020 is keeping credit issues in check.

BBVA USA said Monday that Susana Valencia will retain her job as Laredo City president while also overseeing commercial banking operations in its Texas border and Gulf Coast markets.

One found a buyer, another announced plans to retire, and others took steps to reinvent their banks.

The New Jersey company will pay $63 million for the parent of Victory State Bank.

The Louisiana company sold $30 million in stock to help fund its purchase of Cheaha Financial Group.

Tokyo-based credit card brand JCB faces a domestic battle to automate Japanese B2B payments that remain mired in old-school cash and paper, while it also tries to grow an international e-commerce network. It's a diverse set of challenges that have led the company to bring on a pair of technology partners.

Industrial Bank CEO Doyle Mitchell has spent countless hours in New York since his bank bought the failed City National in November, meeting with existing customers and plotting his growth plans.

Renee Ouellette has taken the helm as a permanent successor to UCU's previous CEO, who took a position with a bank earlier this year.

Open banking transactions are not initiated by a consumer but are coming from another financial services company. This could make some fraud detection models in place today obsolete.

Following a merger earlier this fall, McCone County FCU has unveiled its new name.

The company plans to sell more mortgages in the first quarter, which would bring its loan-to-deposit ratio below 100%.