Verdict on OCC’s supervision of Wells Fargo expected in late spring; TD Bank names Matt Boss its new consumer products chief; CenterState and South State plan $3.2B merger with operations stretching from Virginia to Florida; and more from this week’s most-read stories.

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.

Critics of the OCC have long maintained that the agency was too close with the San Francisco bank. A watchdog's assessment of what transpired between 2009 and 2017 is expected to be completed late this spring.

The move by the European bank regulator is a policy shift as profitability at the region's banks continues to suffer from negative rates; the German bank paid $1.1 million to win business from a senior Saudi royal.

The changes will mean a bigger gap between the best and worst borrowers; the bank will require companies they take public to have a ‘diverse’ board member.

Documents released by the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency Thursday allege that senior leaders had reason to know that the wrongdoing was widespread but failed to act.

Former CEO John Stumpf agreed to pay a $17.5 million penalty while ex-community banking chief Carrie Tolstedt faces a potentially $25 million fine for sales-practices misconduct. Other former officials could face fines totaling $16 million.

An early warning system for bad bank loans is taking effect this year. Beware false alarms.

Wells Fargo's main regulator is preparing civil charges against former managers related to their roles in its retail banking scandals, people familiar with the matter said.

The Massachusetts senator and presidential contender sent a letter to eight of the biggest U.S. banks asking about how they assess climate-related risks to assets and how they plan to mitigate social and economic fallout.