Retail & Commercial

County Bancorp in Manitowoc, Wis., posted record profits in the first quarter after completing an acquisition last year.

Fulton Financial, Univest Corp. of Pennsylvania and Franklin Financial Services disclosed a total of $75 million in exposure to the commercial relationship.

The $142-billion asset bank expects to deepen relationships with existing customers and add new ones, by collaborating with Intellect Global Transaction Banking to develop new services.

Amid their recent policy victories and record earnings, big banks have also been forced to grapple with the possibility that commercial lending — the lifeblood for large regionals — may never fully come back.

Promontory MortgagePath fills management roles for bank relations, technology and outsourced services opportunities.

As other banks de-emphasize mortgage lending, Citizens is spending half a billion dollars to buy a large originator with a big servicing portfolio.

A group in North Carolina has finally gone public with its brand, and three other de novos have already been rebranded.

Proposal would simplify the rule prohibiting proprietary trading; Fiat Chrysler, which accounts for about a third of the unit’s business, may go solo.

Splitit has recently begun offering point-of-sale financing with monthly installment payments for debit card purchases, targeting more budget-conscious U.S. and European consumers as well as those without credit.

An unlikely partner aims to help credit unions change how a skeptical public looks at reverse mortgages.