Retail & Commercial

If HSBC reaches an agreement with the government, it could give an early indication of how the Trump administration will levy financial penalties.

The deal partners said the cost savings opportunities and international reach presented by the combination were appealing, and JPMorgan Chase said it won’t make a bid after being invited to consider an offer.

Net interest margins are on the rise and banks have the green light to return more capital to shareholders, but commercial lending and consumer credit quality remain trouble spots.

It might seem unusual for an Old National Bancorp to lure away a regional executive from the much larger Fifth Third, but not in wealth management, where competitiveness can be as much about emphasis as size.

The Trump administration's Justice Department was expected to be less aggressive in its pursuit of False Claims Act cases against the mortgage industry. Instead, its focus has shifted to Federal Housing Administration-insured reverse mortgages.

Its agreement to sell two branches to another Louisiana bank is part of a broader plan by MidSouth's new CEO to eliminate seven branches.

Rob Kunisch will succeed Jack Steil as CEO of 1st Mariner Bank, which has been seeking to right itself after years of difficulties.

The addition of Sean Glithero as CFO is one of several new hires by the online small-business lender.

Raising funds for advocacy, life-saving research and other worthy causes.

Apple's plans to display a bright blue bar on iPhone screens when an application is monitoring the user's location may feel like a threat to location-based marketing. More likely, it is an overdue wake-up call for banks to improve their communication about the benefits of location data.