Retail & Commercial

Westfield Financial has filed for regulatory approval to open a branch in Granby, Conn., which would be its first location outside of western Massachusetts.

American International Group is building a unit to buy individual home loans amid a rebound in the housing market.

The 15% of U.S. adults who are underbanked are too large a segment to ignore. But the classic answer — a debit card — is not enough, a Javelin researcher finds.

PALO ALTO, Calif. – Stanford FCU said this morning it is installing eight Diebold deposit automation-enabled Opteva ATMs at its four Stanford-campus branches and off-premise locations and incorporating the company’s Agilis Campaign Office solution to push targeted marketing content to its ATMs.

Shareholders of BankUnited (BKU) in Miami Lakes, Fla., are preparing to sell about one-fifth of the company's outstanding stock.

Ocwen Financial has a new chief accounting officer: Catherine Dondzila.

Pacific Premier in Irvine, Calif., is buying San Diego Trust Bank for $30.6 million.

Finding ways to spotlight and promote our small business customers within our branches strengthens a customer’s bond with his bank like few things can.

Fraudsters are deploying a new malicious software attack that steals card data from consumers by making them believe they are providing extra authentication when shopping online, Trusteer reports.

Noting a series of “self-inflicted” issues that have hampered the company's performance, VeriFone CEO Doug Bergeron promised a series of overhauls at the payments technology provider, including a renewed focus on research and development and better management of the resources dedicated to creating country-specific configurations of its products.