Retail & Commercial

Tablet point of sale technology provider Revel Systems has raised $10.1 million in expansion capital that it will use to increase staff as well as open new offices in Asia and Europe.

John W. Allison of Home BancShares finally got Liberty Bancshares to blink after 10 years of trying to buy it. Allison's persistence and the high multiples on Home's stock helped seal the deal.

Mobile text alerts are increasingly a part of a solid mobile banking customer experience. Industry analysts share best practices, common mistakes and occasional quirks occurring in delivering mobile alerts.

Residential Capital has won court permission to set aside $230 million for payments to homeowners whom the company may have foreclosed on improperly.

BNC Financial Group in New Canaan, Conn., is planning to change its name to Bankwell Financial.

Issuers are adding another layer of protection at a time when lawmakers are examining how to wind down Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac and bring private capital back into the mortgage market.

Jacksonville Bancorp is in the market for a new CEO at a time when it is also trying to sell more stock and conduct a reverse stock split.

Various loan types have been yielding fatter margins over banks’ cost of funds through much of the Fed’s campaign to stimulate the economy. Blame banks' tight overall margins on cash and securities.

Criminals will always find new ways to steal money. Banks still need a realistic timetable from the card networks to upgrade to chip and PIN.

Bankers and companies including JPMorgan Chase and Citigroup praised landmark Supreme Court decisions that expanded federal benefits and struck down some restrictions on same-sex marriage.