A consolidated exam force could give state regulators access to federal resources without undermining the dual banking system.

Poage Bankshares (PBSK) has fended off a proxy challenge from activist investor Joseph Stilwell.

Wells Fargo fared well in recent surveys of bank brands, but otherwise consumers' perceptions of large banks were all over the map.

Solera National in Colorado went through a messy proxy fight with its biggest shareholder. The contest prompted the company's OCC examiner to ask for an invitation to the meeting.

California Bank of Commerce (CABC) in Lafayette plans to raise $12 million through a secondary offering.

Bank of America (BAC) has upgraded its mobile banking app. The new version includes a calendar feature that lets customers schedule appointments at local branches.

Royal Bank of Scotland's mission to sell its U.S. banking arm Citizens Financial Group to outside investors just got a major boost.

Young banking customers are more interested in online banking than their older peers, according to a report from financial services consulting group Accenture.

WSECU, a credit union that has replaced tellers with universal agents, offers a case study in how to sell the concept to employees.

The FTC wants Congress to consider legislation to make data broker practices more visible to consumers and to give consumers greater control over their information.

The House Financial Services Committee passed three bills last week that could make mortgage lending a little easier.

Merchants who use dynamic currency conversion should be required to give consumers full disclosure about the service's added fees.

U.S. consumer credit defaults in April declined from the previous month to 1.1%, falling to the lowest mark since June 2006, according to the S&P/Experian Consumer Credit Default Indices.

Several banks have thrived on failed-bank acquisitions since the financial crisis. Here are the most active shoppers, in terms of the number of failures they have bid on, based on data from SNL Financial.

Customer rewards don’t have to be tied to spending. The set of behaviors that merit rewards is expanding for some savvy banks, as they seek out ways to foster an emotional bond with their customers. Zions Bank is offering perks to young scholars, marathon runners and Broadway fans.

The payments industry is great at collecting data. The challenge now? Parsing it, capitalizing on it and letting customers put parameters on it. Bailey Reutzel reports from Card Forum.

Lessons of the crisis still have lenders nervous. But today's documentation requirements should keep things in check.

The northeastern regional pays another six-figure severance.

A funding option reopens to smaller banks.

Investment program managers say the trend is working out well for them.