Green Bancorp has pivoted from the troubled energy-lending market to SBA loans, which are appealing to more small banks because they can be sold at a premium and are getting more support from Washington.

As you'll see from this list, regional banks are doing a better job bolstering their reputations than the big banks are, according to the 2017 American Banker/Reputation Institute Survey of Bank Reputations.

AutoGravity of Irvine, Calif., has received $30 million in equity financing from VW Credit, according to a source familiar with the matter.

Scholarships, groundbreakings, donations to worthwhile causes and other ways credit unions are giving back to the communities they serve.

Whether it is a bank branch or an automated fast-food kiosk, talented and engaged employees will remain integral to future success.

Sellers may shy away from partnering with banks that rely too heavily on one individual for their success, so buyers must show they are ready to handle unexpected departures or illnesses involving key personnel.

IT work is getting more complex, and that's delaying revenue, according to Diebold Nixdorf.

If HSBC reaches an agreement with the government, it could give an early indication of how the Trump administration will levy financial penalties.

It might seem unusual for an Old National Bancorp to lure away a regional executive from the much larger Fifth Third, but not in wealth management, where competitiveness can be as much about emphasis as size.

Its agreement to sell two branches to another Louisiana bank is part of a broader plan by MidSouth's new CEO to eliminate seven branches.

Rob Kunisch will succeed Jack Steil as CEO of 1st Mariner Bank, which has been seeking to right itself after years of difficulties.

Raising funds for advocacy, life-saving research and other worthy causes.

Apple's plans to display a bright blue bar on iPhone screens when an application is monitoring the user's location may feel like a threat to location-based marketing. More likely, it is an overdue wake-up call for banks to improve their communication about the benefits of location data.

From the largest banks to the smallest independents, policymakers want to hear the mortgage industry speak with one voice in the critical efforts to reform the government-sponsored enterprises.

Though they face an array of competitive threats — from digital currencies to peer-to-peer payment apps — the vast majority of community banks do not have a payments strategy, according to a recent survey.

With a new core system, Surety Bank plans to connect with customers outside of its geographic market.

The New York regulator's move is aimed at giving credit unions more opportunities to recruit new members and serve existing members.

Timothy Zimmerman, who once called CECL a dangerous proposal, now sees a justification for the FASB standard. And he is urging bankers to start working on plans to comply with the change.

Readers criticized a credit union securitization proposal, weighed in on scaling back the CFPB’s complaint database, debated the need for banks to examine gender-based salary comparisons, and more.

Lansing, Mich. is working with area financial institutions -- including a local credit union -- to open accounts for people coming out of prison.