Retail & Commercial

Banks should update their online and mobile applications — bigger font sizes, perhaps — to ensure their offerings are accessible to older customers.

The Illinois company will become one of the area's top 10 banks after buying Bank of Edwardsville.

Community bankers take pride in their personal touch with customers, but they must extend it to mobile platforms. A good start is creating digital hubs that let customers view their full financial picture in one place, a chief technology officer says.

The agency said the market for larger rental investors may not need additional liquidity from Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.

Eagle Bancorp Montana is gaining four branches and $94 million in deposits with its $19 million purchase of Big Muddy Bancorp.

The Troy, Mich., company is operating unfettered by regulatory orders for the first time in a decade, and its CEO says Flagstar now has the flexibility to pull the trigger faster on deals and accelerate its diversification beyond mortgages.

FVCBancorp will use part of the proceeds to help pay for its pending acquisition of Colombo Bank.

Thibault Fulconis recently became CFO of the digital banking venture Varo Money, which has applied for a national bank charter.

Student loan demand continues to climb alongside rising rates and tuition costs, but new proposals from the Department of Education are adding further complications for potential borrowers.

Hanmi Financial in Los Angeles will pay more of the deal price in cash, prompting SWNB Bancorp to postpone its shareholder vote.