One executive from Security Service Federal Credit Union offers tips on how his CU analyzes branch performance and how other institutions can adopt those same tools.

Seacoast in Florida slashed the time it took to make 7(a) loans within months after establishing a partnership with an online lending startup.

Lisa Frazier, an adviser to banks and startups, will succeed Steve Ellis, who is stepping down after more than three decades with the company.

A first-in-the-nation ballot initiative would give consumers more control over their personal information, but banks and other companies say that it would amount to a tax on doing business in the Golden State.

Banks were helped by better loan spreads thanks to higher net interest margins, but the recently enacted tax cut helped boost profits by 27% from a year earlier.

The company will snag its first branches in three towns in Connecticut and Rhode Island after buying locations from Webster Financial.

James Ayers' stake in the Tennessee company will drop below 50% after a planned stock offering.

The Asian-American bank agreed to buy SWNB Bancorp for $77 million.

The Chicago company will close 19 branches and eliminate 150 jobs, partially reflecting changing customer preferences.

A number of credit unions and banks have been accused of operating websites that violate the Americans with Disabilities Act. Here’s why trial lawyers are targeting them and are expected to sue more.

An effort to oust two directors at the Seattle company was nullified after the investor failed to seek the required approval from the bank's state regulator.

Fintech challenger banks like Simple, Moven, Varo and Chime have faced separate headwinds in recent years. Here's how they’re taking up the charge again.

The Nashville company significantly reduced the 2018 earnings projection for its mortgage business.

Several dozen banks have been accused of operating websites that violate the Americans with Disabilities Act. Here’s why trial lawyers are targeting them and are expected to sue more.

Citizens Bancshares has agreed to buy Regional Bankshares for $11 million.

The company has also hit its goal of having half of total loans tied to customers around Atlanta.

The company said the move would help it become more efficient at a time when clients are making greater use of digital channels.

The nearly $5 billion deal to acquire MB Financial would provide the Cincinnati company with immediate scale in the Windy City.

Community banks count on personal service as a differentiator to win business. But legacy technology issues can get in the way.

While working with new fintechs carries some risk, it can also provide community banks with an affordable way to upgrade products and technology.