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The second quarter is more than halfway over, making it a good time to identify the pressures mounting on banks and where they need to show improvement by their next earnings reports.

On May 20, 2013, a cataclysmic tornado tore through Moore, Oklahoma, destroying everything in its path. Or almost everything. Tinker FCU's branch was decimated by the cyclone, but the members and staff who were inside the branch when tornado hit were able to barricade themselves inside the branch vault and made it through alive. On the one-year anniversary, Tinker FCU looks back at the damage and looks forward with the new branch that was rebuilt at the site.

A selection of photos featuring what credit unions' have been doing in their communities.

Square has added and removed many features over its few short years as it refines its mobile-pay pitch in an effort to win more merchants. Its removal of the Square Wallet app was the latest of many revisions to the company's strategy.

American Banker readers share their views on the most pressing banking topics of the week. As excerpted from the comments sections of AmericanBanker.com articles and from our social media platforms.

Bankers are optimistic that they will bounce back after a harsh winter in almost every part of the country raised their snow removal costs, slashed mortgage income and slowed overall customer activity.

Median CEO pay at the four largest banks rose 16.7% last year compared to 2012, according to governance watchdog GMI Ratings. In comparison, median pay for the other banks with at least $50 billion in assets fell 17%. Here are the industry's highest-compensated CEOs.

Median pay for CEOs at banks with less than $20 billion of assets typically pales in comparison with the executive compensation at larger institutions. Still, some CEOs at smaller banks are richly rewarded. Figures, provided by GMI Ratings and SNL Financial, are for 2013.

A selection of images featuring credit unions' efforts in their communities.

The car phone may be a relic of a bygone era, but more automobile and parking companies are looking for ways to put the mobile phone back in the driver's seat. And in many cases, payments are making the connection.

American Banker readers share their views on the most pressing banking topics of the week. As excerpted from the comments sections of AmericanBanker.com articles and from our social media platforms.

The Financial Stability Oversight Council released its annual report to Congress on Wednesday detailing steps regulators have taken in implementing financial reform and what remains on their agenda. It also specified their top concerns, including some threats that could topple the financial system. Following are their biggest worries.

A selection of images featuring credit unions' efforts in their communities.

As mobile devices become more integral to consumers’ lives, they present more opportunities for interaction with banks, payment companies and merchants. Here are a few companies that are pushing mobile technology into the future.

American Banker readers share their views on the most pressing banking topics of the week. As excerpted from the Comments sections of AmericanBanker.com articles.

Drive-through banking is evolving. Pneumatic tubes are getting sucked away. In their place videoconferencing gear is popping up to assists self-service customers. The machines enable bank employees who are miles away to focus on the busiest locations while reducing costs system-wide. Following is a look at four banks that are testing next-gen drive-thrus.

Key decision makers in the payments industry recently gathered for SourceMedia's 2014 Card Forum and Expo. They discussed the trends shaping the industry and their own strategies for surviving the challenges ahead. Here are a few highlights.

The most notable quotes from American Banker stories of the previous week. Readers are encouraged to add their own observations in the Comments fields at the bottom of each slide.

Earnings season is a great time to gather clues from bank chiefs on what they see for the economy in the months ahead. Some, like Dick Evans of Cullen/Frost Bankers in Texas, are extremely bullish. Others, like BB&T's Kelly King, fret about revenue growth.

A selection of images featuring credit unions' efforts in their communities.