Retail & Commercial

The proposed 20% corporate tax rate would benefit banks more than other industries; online lenders made nearly a third of new personal loans in the first half.

Gerald Lipkin has been the New Jersey company's CEO since 1989. Ira Robbins, president of Valley National's bank, will succeed Lipkin.

The customer interface is just the tip of the iceberg in fintech, says Wells Fargo's Secil Watson. Plus, the tech trends in business banking, a power shift on sexual harassment as women support each other, and Michelle Obama's advice on raising boys.

Top banking executives called the Republican tax plan an important first step toward tax reform and economic stimulus, but questions immediately arose about whether trade-offs and complexities in the bill would undercut it.

CapStar Financial is suing an investor on claims he misled other shareholders and is trying to skirt bank holding company laws.

Fannie Mae servicers are facing pressure from the recent hurricanes, but so far are bearing up under the strain.

Telcos have long hoped to play a key role in mobile payments, and the mobile-only Orange Bank is a major push toward that goal.

Over the past year competition for commercial deposits has intensified, but pressure on consumer deposit prices is starting to edge up, too, says Mark Schroeder, CEO of German American Bancorp.

The belief that all banks must jump on board with the latest high-tech features is overblown — at least for community banks. Success comes from monitoring and satisfying your own customers.

Kearny agreed to pay $408 million for Clifton Bancorp in a deal that will add 12 branches in northern New Jersey.