Retail & Commercial

Corporate fleet card payments company WEX has renewed its card services partnership with the pest control company Rollins through December 2018.

NorthSide Bank in Adairsville, Ga., has hired a new president and chief executive.

Solera National Bancorp (SLRK) in Lakewood, Colo., says it tried unsuccessfully to resolve a dispute with its biggest shareholder.

The National Association of Realtors estimates that the Federal Housing Administration's 1.35% annual premium stopped at least 125,000 renters from buying a home last year.

Arizona's attorney general quietly rehired his former spokeswoman to lead the state's Collections Enforcement Unit, a move that could lead to political fallout.

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is facing mounting problems over racial disparities in its hiring and performance evaluation practices, which have drawn criticism and Congressional scrutiny. American Banker reporters discuss what's next for the CFPB and its critics, and what Director Richard Cordray could do to improve his agency's situation.

C1 Bank in St. Petersburg, Fla., is betting that its new, above-average "living wage" for all full-time employees will help it attract and retain top-notch workers.

After slogging through several quarters of high expenses and shrinking profits, some lenders are now selling mortgage servicing rights to raise cash to cover payroll and expenses, industry sources say.

ServisFirst Bancshares in Birmingham, Ala., has filed plans to raise $72 million through in initial public offering.

Regions Financial (RF) in Birmingham, Ala., is reorganizing the geographic structure of its Midwest operations following the retirement of area President Sally Roth.