Retail & Commercial

Great Western is looking to hire a president to give CEO Ken Karels more time to focus on leadership and growth initiatives.

California State Treasurer John Chiang, who’s on the boards of the state’s biggest pension funds, was among those who said the changes weren't enough. Chiang also called for CEO Tim Sloan to step down.

In providing aid, banks can earn Community Reinvestment Act credit and burnish their reputation.

Parkway Acquisition in Virginia has agreed to buy Great State Bank for nearly $15 million.

Readers weigh in on whether or not banks should take a stand on gun control, opine on digital banking outages, reflect on banks building more branches in the internet age and more.

The nonprofit is turning to banks and social impact investors to help significantly increase the size of its loan portfolio over five years.

LendingClub, Marlette and others are looking at additional changes to both their securitization and whole-loan-sale programs that could further broaden their investor bases.

From investor angst to regulatory scrutiny, here's a look at three obstacles that must be addressed before Ocwen Financial can acquire PHH Mortgage.

Two civil rights groups in Texas allege that Capital One's TV ads featuring black celebrities encourage minority customers to deposit money and use debit cards, while its branch closings in their neighborhoods cut them off from loans and other services.

The founders of Seed are hoping to bring to small-business banking what their previous company, Simple, brought to personal financial management: much-easier-to-use technology.