Retail & Commercial

Citigroup showed year-over-year revenue growth after JPMorgan and Wells Fargo's top lines fell in the first quarter.

American Express, in naming Edward P. Gilligan as president, rewarded the executive's three-decade career with the company and filled a spot that was vacant since Alfred Kelly left the position in early 2010.

Fees from advising wealthy households propelled First Republic Bank (FRC) in the first quarter.

CFO Rene Jones says the two companies will "do whatever we need to do" to complete the merger, which has been delayed by the Federal Reserve Board's concerns with M&T's anti-money-laundering policies.

Mark Zandi, the chief economist for Moody's Analytics, has emerged as a contender to lead the Federal Housing Finance Agency as the White House searches for a replacement for Acting Direct Ed DeMarco, according to news reports.

Virtual Piggy Inc., an alternative payment provider for teens, announced three new members to its board of directors.

Expect the rate of terminated enforcement actions to increase in coming months as more banks get a handle on their problems, industry observers say.

The Treasury Department plans to auction its holdings in eight more banks as it continues to unwind Troubled Asset Relief Program holdings.

Nearly a third of mutual thrifts recently told the American Bankers Association that their regulator lacked a good understanding of their business.

The requirement is a symptom of a larger problem: Inherently local knowledge is needed for most of the regulations tasked to regulators in Washington.