Native communities want to launch or expand their own community development financial institutions but are running up against regulatory challenges and a lack of support from mainstream banks.

In another sign that the pandemic-fueled migration to digital transactions is here to stay, Capital One is dropping a mobile-payment incentive for REI credit card customers as it takes over issuance of the Mastercard from U.S. Bank.

Digit engaged in deceptive acts or practices by routinely causing checking accounts to overdraft, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau said.

Rising interest rates, lower stock prices and other headwinds have caused many banks to pump the brakes on dealmaking. But some are betting that these trends will be too short-lived to deter them from engaging in mergers and acquisitions.

A recent blog post from the agency raises more questions than it answers.

Huntington Bancshares has hired Shawn Lough, a veteran Truist Financial banker and West Point graduate, to help guide the sales strategy and goals of its consumer and business banking operation. It also expanded the duties of Digital Director Mark Sheehan to include deposits.

Moving its loan operations beyond its geographic footprint, California's US Metro Bank shot up in our rankings of the best-performing community banks.

More than 250 midsize and large companies that do business with BofA have signed up for its corporate employee banking and investing program, which pulls double duty as a retention tool for the companies and a customer-growth engine for the bank. The initiative is part of a wave of such offerings by regional and large banks.

The pandemic-era freeze on student debt payments has "dramatically" improved credit scores for Americans who borrowed money to pay for college, the Federal Reserve Bank of New York said.

Chairman and CEO Craig Dwight is counting on the Indiana company's new president, Thomas Prame, to pursue nonbank acquisition targets after it scooped up more than a dozen banks in the past decade.

The Chicago-based company, which is the league's exclusive credit card sponsor, sees soccer's young, diverse fan base as a fit for its below-prime products.

Morgan Stanley tapped its treasurer to help run its banking units, where it's been building out its lending business over the last decade.

Data as of Mar. 31, 2022. Dollars in thousands.

Data as of Mar. 31, 2022. Dollars in thousands.

Data as of Mar. 31, 2022. Dollars in thousands.

The serial acquirer agreed to pay $488.6 million for Professional Bank, which operates in areas of South Florida that have seen an influx of business activity since the start of the pandemic.

Late-payment rates are rising at nonbanks that lend to people with lower credit scores. "We're probably entering a stretch where you're going to see a separation between those that are relatively good underwriters and those that are not," one analyst said.

Thomas Prame is leaving Old National Bancorp, which recently merged with his former employer First Midwest Bancorp, to join a smaller rival with aggressive growth plans.