David Howard's leadership of the OceanFirst digital strategy and innovation team that has developed a robo adviser, an Alexa skill and other cutting-edge tools earned him recognition as one of American Banker's digital bankers of the year.

Faced with limited growth opportunities and potentially mounting loan losses, banks are getting aggressive — and creative — to boost profits.

The Warner Robins, Ga.-based institution, which switched to a state charter in 2016, has passed $3 billion in assets.

The mobile bank raised $241 million in its Series D round of funding, and expects to receive approval from regulators to become a nationally chartered bank this summer.

Financial institutions are trying to determine how to best protect branches as some demonstrations following George Floyd's death turn violent.

Tyrie has advanced Bank of America’s virtual assistant Erica and rolled out easier-to-use digital products that resonate strongly with customers. Those achievements have earned him recognition as one of American Banker’s digital bankers of the year.

Many of the cultural changes instituted by Hisham Salama, one of American Banker’s 2020 digital bankers of the year, have led to a more agile tech team and higher customer satisfaction scores.

Bankers spent Monday cleaning up damaged branches, wondering if their small-business clients will need more emergency aid and contemplating how the racial and economic inequalities highlighted by days of violent protests nationwide can be corrected.

With the pandemic putting Plexiglas in short supply, Joe McDonald called up a local source: a former classmate.

Year to date through Mar. 31, 2020. Dollars in thousands.

Year to date through Mar. 31, 2020. Dollars in thousands.

Some credit unions have closed branches as demonstrations continue following the death of George Floyd last week.

Thomas O'Brien will take the helm at Sterling Bancorp, which is dealing with internal control issues and probes by the OCC and Justice Department into its mortgage operations.

It took a global pandemic to get many baby boomers to bank online. Lenders have taken notice.

How a twentysomething marketing entrepreneur helped transform a small community development financial institution into a digital leader.

Even after the Fed eased some limitations in April to promote emergency lending, the bank has had to make some “tough choices” to heed the $1.95 trillion growth ceiling set by regulators in the aftermath of its phony-accounts scandal.

Stu Lubow, who succeeded Kenneth Mahon, gained more responsibilities. Mahon remains Dime's CEO.

The website, ppp.bank, will help borrowers in the Paycheck Protection Program apply for loan forgiveness.

Customers' increased use of digital channels during the pandemic could compel the Minneapolis company to rethink its branch strategy, CEO Andy Cecere said.

The latest Credit Union Trends Report from CUNA Mutual Group predicts interest rates will be at record lows for at least two years and earnings are also likely to take a hit from record-high unemployment.