More consumers are aware of the increase in data breaches in 2015 compared to last year but overall concerns about identity theft have declined, according to TransUnion’s second annual Holiday Identity theft survey.

More consumers are aware of the increase in data breaches in 2015 compared to last year but overall concerns about identity theft have declined, according to TransUnion’s second annual Holiday Identity theft survey.

Stonebridge Financial in West Chester, Pa., plans to sell its bank through bankruptcy proceedings.

Anybody in the consumer contact business - particularly debt collection - is acutely aware of the TCPA violation land mines. Dialing cell phones on a predictive dialer without the consumer’s express permission can result in fines of $1,500 per dial, with threats of class-action lawsuits.

Mid Penn Bancorp in Millersburg, Pa., plans to exit the Small Business Lending Fund program and redeem a separate pool of preferred stock through an upcoming debt sale.

Royal Bank of Canada's chief executive, Dave McKay, says the company could roll out a loyalty system kept on a blockchain next year as it experiments with distributed ledgers and looks to enhance its mobile wallet.

There's another fintech accelerator coming to New York.

Central Bank of Kansas City in Missouri has agreed to issue prepaid cards for Cachet Financial Solutions in Minneapolis.

For years, UMB Financial rode fee-income gains from the expansion of its asset management unit to some strong quarters. But the unit's production has waned lately forcing the company to rethink its expense base and management structure.

RBB Bancorp in Los Angeles has agreed to buy TFC Holding, the parent of TomatoBank in Los Angeles.

Our nation has a long way to go to protect those defending our homeland. Stopping the damage of high-cost credit is an important first step.

Bankers are likely to cheer an ad from a conservative group portraying the CFPB as a Stalinist bureaucracy bent on denying consumers' credit. But the ad's over-the-top attack is already playing into the hands of Sen. Elizabeth Warren, the agency's founder.

Banc of California in Irvine has named executives to the newly created positions of chief strategy officer and chief investment officer.

An interbank loan market for community and regional banks, and backed by the Chicago Board Options Exchange, plans to open for business next month.

Silicon Valley Bank in Santa Clara, Calif., has hired a chief operations officer to replace Bruce Wallace, as he shifts to a more digital-focused role.

The added clarity provided by the Federal Housing Administration's revised single-family handbook comes at the expense of lender flexibility to get loans qualified, including a popular workaround for borrowers with deferred student loan debt.

Given that Bank of the Ozarks has agreed to pay handsomely for C1 Financial in Florida, the relatively scarce number of large institutions in the state could command higher prices from acquirers.

The American Bankers Association is deemphasizing the crisis-era fight over regulation and refocusing on the rising competitive threat posed by technology companies.

BMO Financial Group has recruited Niti Badarinath from U.S. Bancorp to manage its online, mobile and physical channels in North America.

First Farmers Financial in Converse, Ind., has agreed to buy Citizens Exchange Bank in Fairmount, Ind.