Retail & Commercial

As other banks grapple with the issue of branching, Seacoast Banking Corp. of Florida is letting its creativity run loose. The Stuart company has opened five offices in the last three months, called "fuel cells," to focus on small businesses. The aim is to foster more collaboration between commercial clients and Seacoast employees.

GECU and the local Kinley's House Coffee & Teas are introducing a new concept-combining a credit union branch with a cafe.

Goldman Sachs, one of the owners of a newly designated “minority bank,” has a history of discriminatory behavior.

A South Dakota man pleaded guilty Wednesday to one count of mail fraud for using the mail to steal more than $106,000 from his employer, AAA Collection Co., between 2009 and 2011.

U.S. Bancorp will repay customers $3.2 million to resolve Consumer Financial Protection Bureau claims that it misled military-service members who took part in an auto lending program.

Card processor and merchant acquirer Clearent is working with Reward4Schools to help the Missouri-based community rewards provider reach a national audience.

Mounting medical bills are expected to push 1.7 million U.S. households into bankruptcy this year - making health expenses the largest cause of such filings.

Big banks, including Citi and U.S. Bank, are developing a system to make mobile wallets more secure by walling off customer data from merchants and other third parties.

CHICAGO – First Northern CU will be expanding into a former Bank of America location in Evanston.

LOUISVILLE, Ky. – Class Act FCU has acquired and is renovating a former branch of Fifth Third Bank, which will be the credit union’s fifth service facility.