Teresa Tanner expanded beyond her human resources role at Fifth Third to take on other duties. Her new responsibilities include fostering a culture of innovation.

As the Cincinnati bank seeks to regroup after the fatal shootings at its headquarters, the incident underscores the need for preparedness at banks and credit unions of all sizes, workplace safety experts say.

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Some are relying on a national, digital strategy. Others say the right balance of costs and growth comes from more traditional means such as targeted branch openings and out-of-market expansion.

Some startups are eschewing San Francisco and New York to set up shop in the middle of America. And for good reason.

The bank announced plans to open 100 to 125 branches in fast-growing cities across the Southeast, and will close an equal number in the Midwest. In a way, it's finishing a plan it cooked up nearly two decades ago.

While the regulatory environment is more accommodating for big deals, many regionals still have their reasons for staying on the sidelines.

An uptick in lending helped to offset declines in both service charges and mortgage banking fees at the Cincinnati company.

Level One Bank in Farmington, Mich., has hired a team of mortgage bankers from MB Financial, which previously announced it was shutting down this business line.

After the Cincinnati bank started a personal assistant service for new mothers, it learned new parents needed help with budgeting, and that motivated it to team up with a Goldman Sachs firm to establish a financial wellness program for all its employees.