Retail & Commercial

The Fitchburg, Mass.-based institution also started an insurance agency and upgraded its mobile banking last year.

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

Wells Fargo & Co. investors who stuck with the bank through a bumpy few months are being rewarded with the best first quarter in five years.

The Fed may have stopped raising borrowing costs for now, but the biggest U.S. bank is still reaping benefits from higher interest rates.

Readers respond to this week's big-bank CEO hearing before the House, weigh the debate over Community Reinvestment Act reform, consider whether Wells Fargo needs a new brand and more.

In a roundtable discussion, the heads of four banks called on Congress to move on CRA modernization and address the cannabis conundrum, while dismissing arguments that midsize banks need to merge to stay competitive.

Organizers of the Bank of St. George have filed an application with the FDIC and state regulators and plan a public stock offering.

More consumers were late in paying two major types of loans in the latest figures from the American Bankers Association, but it appears to be a relatively isolated problem.

The chairwoman of the House Small Business Committee promised to block action on the agency's budget unless it can justify its fee-hike request.

Gail Jansen, who oversees member business lending at Kinecta Federal Credit Union, warned that increasing fees for Small Business Administration loans would hurt borrowers.