UBS Group is starting a digital wealth manager in the U.S. to grab a bigger share of the country’s market for retirement savings and stock options, in a move that will pit it against the top Wall Street banks on their home turf. 

Businesses trying to meet a surge in demand for consumer goods are knocking on community banks' doors to finance expansions.

The state has a poor track record of managing customer-facing operations. It’s difficult to see an upside in the current push for a state-run bank — especially when neobanks are already offering the same services it would provide.

Michelle Moore, head of consumer digital at Wells Fargo, is leading development of an entirely new banking app and a virtual assistant named Fargo that will roll out next year.

The Alabama company agreed to buy two nonbank lenders earlier this year. It’s still on the lookout for possible deals, potentially in corporate finance or wealth management, its chief financial officer told American Banker.

Building on four years of rapid growth in Dallas, Business First expects the acquisition to help it grow into a regional bank.

The auto lender’s acquisition of Fair Square Financial would diversify its consumer product lineup. The pandemic derailed its last effort to buy a card company.

Goldman Sachs, Truist and Regions have all made deals to acquire home improvement lenders. Here's why their executives are so bullish on the sector.

DBS Group Holdings and Standard Chartered are among the lenders planning to bid for Citigroup consumer banking assets in Asia as the U.S. lender divests units across five markets in the region, according to people familiar with the matter.

The Indiana company told investors that it’s ready to complete its combination with First Midwest Bancorp but that it’s unclear whether a recently filed mortgage discrimination lawsuit will get in the way of Fed approval.

Fintechs have led the way in installment lending, but banks, credit card issuers and payments companies are responding with products of their own. Here's an overview of what they're rolling out.

New enlistees typically lack credit histories, so the $1.2 billion-asset lender is using other transaction data to underwrite loans. It's a common practice among large banks and fintechs but rare for a community bank.

Year to date through June 30, 2021. Dollars in thousands.

Consumers are saving more and borrowing less, making it harder for credit unions to meet a key ratio that the National Credit Union Administration uses to gauge their financial health.

The lender will take a $21.6 million charge related to damage a customer sustained from Hurricane Ida, leading analysts to predict a major drag on earnings. So far, there is little indication that other banks have been similarly affected.

The new ATMs deter card-skimming fraud through encryption, individually paired card readers and a design that requires users to dip their cards at an angle.

Goldman Sachs Group posted a surprise jump in its trading business, rounding out a stellar quarter for Wall Street’s biggest banks.

The bank looks at every opportunity to expand in the U.S. through organic growth or acquisition and will consider them all as they become available, the head of Toronto-Dominion Bank’s U.S. operations says.

U.S. consumers have been more punctual than ever before in paying back debts as the economy rebounds from the pandemic.