Division is making progress, helped by a rise in branded credit cards; about 200 bankers in agriculture and energy lending let go in recent months.

The nation's largest private student lender plans to curtail its use of forbearance, a move that could well save some borrowers money but could also result in more defaults.

Louisa Community Bank and Resolute Bank were closed on Friday, raising the year's total to three failures.

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Hometown Financial, which completed three acquisitions this year, is considering branch openings for a push into the city.

Newcomers to the U.S. tend to have a hard time getting credit cards because they lack credit history here. Amex has deployed technology from a fintech, Nova Credit, that could change this.

The Delaware company recently learned of a disputed transaction that could take a bite out of future earnings.

The New York company will enter Suffolk County after it buys Empire Bancorp.

The Los Angeles bank is taking its wealth management and entertainment financing businesses to Miami and Long Island as part of its effort to expand nationally.

The National Credit Union Administration has unveiled a proposal to address a federal judge's concerns that its 2016 field-of-membership overhaul could discourage lending in low-income areas.

Rakefet Russak-Aminoach, who will leave the company at the end of the month, has raised net profit and lowered costs by revamping its technology and culture.

Arkansas Democrat-Gazette FCU, originally chartered to serve newspaper employees, has received regulatory approval to merge into a larger institution.

Midsize players like BankUnited, BOK and Fulton Financial plan to rely on selective M&A, catering to niches overlooked by big banks, aggressive recruitment of commercial lenders and other strategies to stimulate revenue growth.

Originally formed to help consumers spot recurring charges, Truebill is adding banking and financial management features to its app.

Huntington Bancshares and U.S. Bancorp also said in recent days that they are eliminating jobs to reduce overhead and improve profits. With net interest margins shrinking and branch traffic continuing to decline, expect more banks to follow suit, analysts say.

Executives say they are passing on more loans as bank and nonbank competitors cut rates and forgo traditional safeguards.

Outages last week at Chime and Varo Money have executives on the defensive.

The Tennessee company has agreed to buy First Advantage, which specializes in financing manufactured housing purchases.

Credit unions have achieved success in areas like auto and consumer loans but there is still room for them to increase their home lending.

Recent years have seen a transformation in credit-card customer acquisition. This report explores how consumers are interacting with the new expanse of marketing and acquisition channels and examines where opportunities and threats to issuers may lie.