Retail & Commercial

Shares of First NBC Bank Holdings (NBCB) in New Orleans dipped after it reported a decline in quarterly income in its first earnings report since going public in May.

Bank of the Ozarks (OZRK), HomeTrust Bancshares (HTBI), Glacier Bancorp (GCBI) and Central Valley Community Bancorp (CVCY) all announced deal completions Wednesday.

Nonbank finance companies that pulled back during the recession are actively lending again — eating away at banks' market share by offering ultralow rates and stretching out loan terms.

Wells Fargo has become the latest big bank to halt sales of delinquent credit card debt to outside collectors. The move comes as collections activities face mounting regulatory scrutiny. American Banker editors discuss the evolving landscape and what’s at stake for the industry.

We asked contributors and readers to weigh in on the types of products and services tomorrow's banks might offer. Here's what they came up with.

Banks have typically deployed mobile banking as an addendum to online banking, from both a technology and staffing perspective, with consequences to the customer experience.

Avidbank Holdings in Palo Alto, Calif., has completed the redemption of its Troubled Asset Relief Program stock.

Neff Hudson, emerging channels executive at USAA, shares his views on what banks should be doing about mobile payments.

The serial acquirer in Rosemont, Ill., announced Wednesday that it has agreed to buy the $165 million-asset Diamond Bancorp, which has a branch on Chicago's north side and three branches in its northern suburbs.

Lawmakers have authorized the Federal Housing Administration to make a narrow set of changes to its reverse mortgages program to help the troubled program avert more radical reforms later this year.