Separate actions involved a company and an individual that resold sensitive personal data to debt collectors and lenders, allegedly exposing millions of consumers to harassment and deceit.

Banks face immense challenges trying to keep up with technology, but they also must cater to older customers with big deposit accounts who still use their branch.

For steering the Winston-Salem, N.C., company through an extended period of industry adversity, while providing a blueprint for large-scale M&A, King has been named American Banker's Banker of the Year for 2015.

First United Corp. in Oakland, Md., has named Carissa Rodeheaver chairman and chief executive.

Bay Bancorp in Columbia, Md., has agreed to buy Hopkins Bancorp in Pikesville, Md., for $23.8 million in cash.

Boston Private Financial Holdings has appointed its chief executive, Clayton Deutsch, as CEO of its bank subsidiary, Boston Private Bank & Trust.

Three banks have redeemed shares of preferred stock to make their exits from the Small Business Lending Fund.

Hancock Holding's decision to significantly raise its allowance for energy loan losses reveals that oil-related issues could last longer — and cut deeper — than what bankers had originally forecast.

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Banks have all the experience they need to remain relevant in the world of digital payments, but they must not sit idly by as a slew of disruptors look to snag the business.

The $4.8 billion-asset holding company for Southside Bank gave Lee Gibson the additional titles of president of both the holding company and Southside Bank.

The $560 million-asset holding company for SouthCrest Bank did not provide a reason for Kenneth Maloy's departure.

Default rates on various types of consumer loans improved in November, according to Standard & Poor's and Experian.

Northwest Bancorp. in Spokane, Wash., has announced that Chief Executive Randall Fewel will retire at the end of the year.

Carver Bancorp in New York, like many community banks, seems to be back on track after surviving the financial crisis. But the company, and CEO Michael Pugh, have an new objective - figuring out how to stay relevant with younger customers.

Atlantic Capital Bancshares in Atlanta has agreed to sell seven branches in Tennessee in two separate deals.

Perhaps even more interesting than the blockchain project unveiled this week is how it came to be — and who is behind it.

De novo activity has remained at a trickle and the reason is investing in a new bank just isn't attractive as it used to be.

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A car dealer and its financing arm will pay a $6.4 million fine to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau for allegedly providing inaccurate information to credit reporting firms.