Retail & Commercial

The New York-based online lender is turning to two European banks to fund loan growth in its overseas markets.

Anchor will be sold to FS Bancorp after agreeing to terminate a deal with Washington Federal. The original deal had been delayed as Washington Federal dealt with BSA issues.

Organizers of Gainey Business Bank, a bank planned in Scottsdale, received approval from the state's banking regulator to raise capital while completing a charter application.

Matthew Prosseda, former president and CEO of First Keystone Community Bank, was hired by Kafafian Group to advise banks on strategic planning.

The appointment of David Solomon, who will take over for retiring CEO Lloyd Blankfein, has not altered the bank's aggressive plan to build a mobile phone-based bank for consumers in the U.S. and beyond.

The company, which is dealing with a lawsuit from the Federal Trade Commission tied to certain fees, hired Ronnie Momen from GreenSky as its chief lending officer.

It ties checking accounts and cards to gaming and other apps to provide automated savings.

The North Carolina city lost all its locally owned banks, but a fintech push and more favorable economics for de novos could lead to an entry-level resurgence.

The payment is likely to bring an end to the saga of the failed corporate credit unions, which began nearly a decade ago.

Declines in corporate banking and energy loans were part of the reason loan growth was light, but the Dallas bank reported strong earnings thanks heavily to fatter margins.