Retail & Commercial

Loan growth drove the New York bank’s 20% increase in third-quarter earnings, and those results don’t include its acquisition of Astoria Financial this month.

The McLean, Va., company dialed back its lending in the quarter as credit quality in several business lines weakened.

Jim Popp, formerly of JPMorgan Chase, will become CEO of Johnson Financial Group in Racine at yearend. He will succeed the retiring Jim Bolger.

The mutual, which agreed to buy First Colebrook Bancorp, had recently opened a limited-service branch in Portsmouth, N.H.

Banks are swapping out long-term holdings for short-term securities to manage interest rate risk. But in the process, they are sacrificing yield — and ammo they might need to pay more for deposits to retain customers.

Catering to young clients, Finn by Chase blends instant account access, emojis and PFM tools.

The Michigan company's third-quarter results were down slightly from a year earlier despite increased commercial lending and a wider net interest margin.

For community bankers, the current environment is more challenging than ever, with high regulatory burden and tough competition. Four bank CEOs sat down to discuss the future of the industry, and what they are hoping may change.

Net income at the Livingston, N.J., company climbed 67% due to a variety of one-time items tied to its ongoing restructuring.

The U.K. Financial Conduct Authority opened an investigation into the hack of credit reporting company Equifax Ltd. that saw personal data stolen from at least 143 million people.