Retail & Commercial

Signature Bank in New York has hired eight bankers from Citigroup to run two private client banking teams.

U.S. companies are growing more cautious about tapping available credit lines even as large lenders up their credit limits.

Bank of the West in San Francisco is making a middle-market commercial lending push.

Even if regulators restrict banks' ability to charge overdraft fees, those consumers who value banks that cover their overdrafts will find a way to reward institutions providing the best service.

Samsung and Visa will likely demonstrate the full potential of their contactless mobile payments alliance at this week’s unveiling of the Samsung Galaxy S IV smartphone.

VantageScore's new credit scoring model ignores accounts that were referred to collection agencies but then paid off. The company cites cold, hard numbers for its decision to drop a controversial practice.

American Express is doing a lot to shed its image as the card for the elite. In recent years Amex has worked with Twitter, Facebook, Foursquare, video game companies and other new partners to win the favor of young adults.

State regulators in Georgia Friday closed the $259 million-asset Frontier Bank in LaGrange, the fourth institution to fail this year.

Michael Duffy, president of Chase Paymentech, passed away Thursday night. He was 54.

Nationstar Mortgage Holdings was ordered to stop auctioning some home loans backing mortgage securities after an investor sued.