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.

McCrady, the driving force behind the Pittsburgh bank's $500 million investment in early childhood education and development, is the Community Impact honoree selected as part of the Most Powerful Women program.

Karen Larrimer, who oversees retail banking for PNC Financial, is encouraging women who frequently get caught up in trying to do it all to think harder about prioritizing.

As head of commercial banking at PNC Financial Services Group, Stephanie Novosel knows full well that competition for loans is intense and that to win business banks need to add value that goes beyond offering competitive loan terms.

Under McLaughlin, PNC's capital markets arm is pivoting away from handling transactional banking products to providing more advisory services, and the results has been double-digit revenue growth.

The bank's innovation arm is developing a mobile-only account for gig-economy workers, and a real estate service to help companies analyze the long-term viability of properties.

The Pittsburgh company is sticking with its plan to grow through expanded lending and branch openings in new markets, William Demchak told investors and analysts Wednesday.

The online lender is counting on other arrangements with banks — and perhaps even a bank charter of its own — to help recover from the loss of a key partnership.

The interim CEO told analysts Tuesday that the company remains committed to hiring an outsider who isn't connected to its scandals of recent years.

Wells Fargo is in negotiations to settle a U.S. probe into procurement of low-income housing tax credits as its top lawyer tries to clean up issues before handing off the chief executive officer role.

The Pittsburgh bank says it is selling the assets to Federated Investors to focus its PNC Capital Advisors unit on providing outsourced services.

Investors seem to be betting that a long-rumored sale of the Dallas company is on hold now that it has named a new CEO, but analysts say it remains an attractive takeover target for a larger regional bank.

Asked during Friday's earnings call if he'd be interested in running the embattled bank, William Demchak said he will end his career at PNC. He also ruled out M&A.

The Pittsburgh company more than doubled its provision for loan losses during the first quarter to keep pace with growth in its loan portfolio.