Retail & Commercial

Eastern Virginia Bankshares in Tappahannock, Va., is backing up the moving van as it prepares to relocate its headquarters to a Richmond suburb, with an eye toward efficiency and growth.

Tim Sloan, president and COO at Wells Fargo, is widely viewed as next in line to take over as CEO of the bank. He discussed the speculation — as well as energy lending, credit standards, living wills and a number of other topics — in a recent interview.

The rise in oil prices in recent months is welcome news for the energy sector, but it doesn't mean that oil and gas firms — and the banks that lend to them — are out of the woods just yet.

Study of financial services offers grim outlook for gender parity, as Patti Husic and Katia Bouazza talk about where change really begins; Maria Vullo vows to forge her own identity as New York's banking watchdog (sans boots); and male CEOs talk about how they maintain work-life balance. Plus, the significance of women wearing pants ( … if not boots).

The head of an allegedly unlawful debt collection operation is banned from that business under a court order obtained by the Federal Trade Commission.

The answer may be no, according to federal regulators. Their new guidelines on mobile security include other surprises, too, such as specific requirements tied to geolocation, security tests and cross-site scripting.

Peapack-Gladstone Financial in Bedminster, N.J., is considering additional acquisitions in wealth management after raising $50 million in subordinated debt.

The prospect of banks and credit unions meeting small-dollar loan demand is at risk under the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's restrictive proposal.

The operators of an alleged mortgage relief scam are charged with bilking millions of dollars from homeowners by falsely telling them they could join a so-called "mass joinder" lawsuit that would save them from foreclosure and provide additional financial awards.

Ally Financial has introduced its first credit card, as the online bank continues to add products to complement its staple car loans and online bank.