The Wells Fargo fake-accounts scandal is shining such a bright spotlight that more pervasive problems with the industry’s sales practices are getting lost in the shadows.

On Dec. 31, 2017. Dollars in thousands.

On Dec. 31, 2016. Dollars in thousands.

Many banks and money transmitters have built successful billion-dollar businesses around P-to-P payments without social sharing and letting users send emojis.

Bank of America is revamping its retail network and upgrading its ATMs as it rolls out a new type of branch that bridges the physical and digital worlds.

State Bank of Texas, which bought the failed Seaway Bank in January, is selling nine branches to Self-Help Credit Union.

The terminal and ATM maker, which is making a number of changes to its business, expecs the plant will be phased out by the end of the third quarter.

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A number of small banks have disclosed material weaknesses in loan-loss accounting and other procedures. Reasons vary, but a common thread appears to be that accounting firms are facing pressure to beef up their scrutiny of internal controls in financial services.

Seniors typically have stellar credit and can be a good source of deposits in a rising rate environment.

Yolande Piazza has been serving in the role on an interim basis since Heather Cox left for USAA.

A recent trip to the branch reveals how even the oldest channel fails to understand, let alone solve, customer problems.

Equifax has introduced a software product that is said to give lenders instant access to a wide range of consumer data in a single platform, a long-term goal of many data providers.

Instant card issuance is an older technology, but it's tailor made for the digital and mobile world, where instant gratification is key.

The tiny Flagship Bank has made an unusual bet in agreeing to pay 20 times current capital to buy BankMobile, but the same Durbin amendment that prompted Customers Bancorp to sell the unit also made Flagship the ideal buyer.

HCSB Financial received a second subpoena from the Troubled Asset Relief Program's special inspector general.

Wells Fargo community banking head Mary Mack is seeking three new deputies and shaking up regional leadership of the division she inherited after a bogus-account scandal.

Johnson Bank in Racine, Wis., has hired the head of JPMorgan Chase’s Wisconsin-Minnesota market as its president.

Credit unions across the country are donating time and money to improve the lives of consumers in the communities they serve.

The price Customers Bancorp is getting for its BankMobile unit would exceed the initial estimates of $100 million to $150 million.