Retail & Commercial

For years, UMB Financial rode fee-income gains from the expansion of its asset management unit to some strong quarters. But the unit's production has waned lately forcing the company to rethink its expense base and management structure.

RBB Bancorp in Los Angeles has agreed to buy TFC Holding, the parent of TomatoBank in Los Angeles.

Our nation has a long way to go to protect those defending our homeland. Stopping the damage of high-cost credit is an important first step.

Bankers are likely to cheer an ad from a conservative group portraying the CFPB as a Stalinist bureaucracy bent on denying consumers' credit. But the ad's over-the-top attack is already playing into the hands of Sen. Elizabeth Warren, the agency's founder.

Banc of California in Irvine has named executives to the newly created positions of chief strategy officer and chief investment officer.

An interbank loan market for community and regional banks, and backed by the Chicago Board Options Exchange, plans to open for business next month.

Silicon Valley Bank in Santa Clara, Calif., has hired a chief operations officer to replace Bruce Wallace, as he shifts to a more digital-focused role.

The added clarity provided by the Federal Housing Administration's revised single-family handbook comes at the expense of lender flexibility to get loans qualified, including a popular workaround for borrowers with deferred student loan debt.

Given that Bank of the Ozarks has agreed to pay handsomely for C1 Financial in Florida, the relatively scarce number of large institutions in the state could command higher prices from acquirers.

The American Bankers Association is deemphasizing the crisis-era fight over regulation and refocusing on the rising competitive threat posed by technology companies.