Retail & Commercial

Interbrand will work with management of both banks, which have agreed to merge, to create a unified brand and logo.

CUNA Mutual Group's February trends report showed that growth in auto loans, mortgages and membership had slowed.

CEO Joseph DePaolo lamented the tough funding environment after the New York bank said deposit costs jumped 90% in the first quarter. Signature was the second bank Wednesday to report a drag on profits from funding costs.

In her first policy speech since being confirmed as the agency's director, Kathy Kraninger promised less focus on enforcement actions and more emphasis on consumer education.

Bank of New York Mellon's clients shifted more of their deposits to higher-rate products. It was one of several trends that hurt the custody bank's bottom line.

During the first full day of the National Credit Union Collections Alliance's annual conference, speakers discussed what regulators are focusing on and shared best practices for debt collections.

The Minneapolis bank reported mid- to high-single-digit improvement in those categories, but total loan growth was curbed by declines in CRE and other credit types.

With branch traffic on the decline, some CUs have taken steps to tweak their facilities in order to help brick and mortar stay relevant in a digital world.

TD and several other banks are licensing credit underwriting and fraud prevention technology from the fintech Avant to get their digital-lending products to market faster.

The findings of a new survey suggest that banks risk becoming irrelevant unless they match the speedier processes that are a key selling point for online lenders.