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Promising acquisition prospects in the New York area prompted Investors Bancorp to tweak the New Jersey company's initial westward-focused growth plan, CEO Kevin Cummings says.

Wal-Mart balks at card settlement; analyst praises bad customer service at Wells Fargo; Sandy Weill, empire-builder, calls for dismantling of empires.

PayPal is analyzing the journey the consumer travels through the process of researching and purchasing something, across computers, physical stores and mobile devices. Walt Doyle, general manager of the PayPal Media Network, describes this "purchase pretzel" and where geolocation and card-linked offers fit in.

A trade group for the country's biggest banks is lashing out at their most recent critics and defending their "social utility."

How do e-commerce companies move into the physical world? According to Walt Doyle, general manager of the PayPal Media Network, ideas that Wal-Mart is trying in locations where it has no stores can be applied to e-commerce companies.

Industry groups want lawmakers to extend Dodd-Frank's unlimited insurance for transaction deposits, which is now mandatory for all banks. But TAG used to be voluntary, and some say it should be again.

Will Spain's precarious financial situation compel the country's banks to sell their U.S. holdings?

Google made some changes to its mobile wallet this week to make it easier for banks to get involved.

Walt Doyle, general manager of the PayPal Media Network, shares a glimpse of some of PayPal's recent and anticipated partnerships.

The average checking account costs banks about $350 annually. American Banker editors break down the costs.