Retail & Commercial

Rep. Maxine Waters, D-Calif., will take the gavel on the Financial Services Committee next term.

On Sept. 30, 2018. Dollars in thousands, except for average loan amount.

On Sep. 30, 2018. Dollars in thousands.

The Massachusetts-based institution has paid out over $10 million to its members since 1996.

A big splash by Fifth Third, a bid by WSFS to reinvent itself and some bold long-distance expansions highlighted a year where deal activity held steady but premiums rose.

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau issued guidance late Friday that will shield some new mortgage data from the public that lenders are required to report.

CBTX said an unauthorized person obtained personal information for about 7,800 customers.

The combination of CCF Holding, Heritage Bancorp. and Providence Bank will create a $1 billion-asset institution. Veteran bank investor Kenneth Lehman will be its chairman.

More banks were approved this year than any since the financial crisis. But challenges with raising capital, and a change in the political landscape, could deter prospective applicants next year.

The personal finance management tool will allow members to combine accounts from other institutions and track spending.