A New Jersey jury has put banks and other businesses on notice about their liability for incidents involving clients who mistreat employees in the workplace.

Lenders that depend on the Export-Import Bank to back loans to exporters are already seeing business borrowing pick up after Congress reauthorized the agency in December.

Citizens Financial Group’s fourth-quarter results highlight the challenges regionals face in generating top-line growth.

Plaid may be a more problematic acquisition than Visa made it out to be. But without Visa, those problems were likely to get a lot worse.

CEO William Demchak said the bank has witnessed "a lot of mischief" among customers who open checking accounts to collect bonuses and then never use the accounts again.

Many business customers are putting off expansion because they can’t find enough workers to fill available jobs.

Many lenders are establishing a firm bottom on variable interest rates amid intense competition for commercial credits, rising deposit costs and the possibility that the Fed could take rates to unprecedented lows.

The Boston bank’s online money market account won’t start until later next year, and many rivals have already beaten it to the punch. But the window for new entrants is still open provided they do certain things right, experts say.

The Pittsburgh company’s “branch lite” approach to retail and middle-market banking in new markets will break even sooner than expected and has had a noticeable impact on loans and deposits.

The Minneapolis company attributed the uptick to new tech tools, additional loan officers and other process improvements — not to mention the refi boom fueled by lower rates. It’s a formula other banks are expected to copy.