Back in the black and looking increasingly healthy for the first time in a decade, First Mariner is poised to accelerate growth next year.

What matters is what the customer gets, not how they get it. Investing in digital distribution yields little unless banks are delivering the products and services that customers crave.

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SourceMedia, the publisher of American Banker, has unveiled a major content and user experience upgrade to PaymentsSource, its flagship resource for the payments industry.

Santander Consumer USA Holdings in Dallas is expected to make a cash payment of about $115 million to its former chief executive, a payment that was prematurely recorded last year due to an error with its accounting.

The $381 million-asset company said its bank was no longer under a consent order with the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. and the South Carolina State Board of Financial Institutions.

A market that some Ginnie Mae issuers tap to help finance their mortgage operations has a dwindling number of investors.

The group, known as First Boston Holdings, also plans to raise $100 million. The group said Admirals will be renamed Bank & Trust Company of Boston.

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

WASHINGTON — The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau sent letters Thursday to 44 mortgage lenders warning them of potential reporting violations related to their mortgage lending activities — infractions the bureau is increasingly pushing lenders to take seriously.

A financial report due out soon could reignite a battle over whether the Federal Housing Administration should again reduce its annual premium.

A Washington, D.C.-based startup that finances higher education in the U.S. for international students announced a $6 million equity funding round.

A recent federal court decision affirming the right of a servicer to collect on private student loans originated on Sallie Mae's behalf is good news for several parties, including marketplace lenders and others that partner with banks to make loans.

The key to managing branches far removed from an institution’s headquarters, CUs say, is ensuring consistency for members and employees, regardless of where they’re doing business.

Iberiabank’s stock fell in morning trading after the Lafayette, La., company posted third-quarter profits that missed expectations.

Nearly a year and more than 10,000 comment letters after it was introduced, the National Credit Union Administration is expected to vote Thursday on a final rule that would make it easier for consumers to join a credit union.

Customers of First Citizens Bank in Raleigh, N.C., have been unable to access their accounts online since the company upgraded its digital platform on Monday.

One of the nation's biggest prepaid card issuers said that it expects to lose 10% to 12% of its current revenue as a result of new federal rules governing the industry.

They are called HENRYs — high earners, not rich yet — and they have the potential to generate lucrative wealth-management and other fees for banks if they could just dial back their spending.

MemoryBank, a new digital-only bank unit of Republic Bank & Trust, aims to serve the sweet spot of customers who are digitally savvy but also have money.