Ohio

Fifth Third Bancorp in Cincinnati has a new chief legal officer.

First Financial Bancorp in Cincinnati has converted its banking unit from a national charter to a state charter.

The commercial-and-industrial loan space is overheated, higher rates could stifle mortgage refinancings, and subprime auto delinquencies are on the rise. Bankers could be fighting these fires and more in the new year.

Wayne Savings Bancshares in Wooster, Ohio, is looking for a new CEO.

Ohio Legacy in North Canton viewed FirstMerit’s sale to Huntington as a motivator find a buyer of its own. It turned to United Community, an institution it had talked to on two other occasions.

Huntington Bancshares in Columbus, Ohio, said it plans to add 1,000 jobs by 2024 at a new office complex in Columbus and lend $300 million to low- and moderate-income communities in the city over the next five years.

Small businesses hungry for financing will quickly ditch a banking relationship if they are unhappy, according to a new J.D. Power report.

Several regional banks, including Huntington and UMB, have reported higher net chargeoffs in the third quarter. Is it time to be concerned?

Huntington Bancorp's profits took a hit in the third quarter from $159 million in merger and integration costs tied to its acquisition of FirstMerit.

Amid shrinking yields, rising delinquencies and repeated warnings from regulators about frothy market conditions, several banks said on earnings calls that they plan to scale back or hold the line on indirect auto lending.