Retail & Commercial

Community banks are geared up to spend more on technology next year, according to a study conducted in September by U.S. audit and advisory firm KPMG.

Despite losing out in the auction of ResCap, Nationstar says it's got plenty of acquisition opportunities in front of it.

As Capital One demonstrates, establishing yourself in a growth market like Louisiana can mean providing the crying towel after a big loss on football Saturday.

Facebook's latest update to its mobile app is meant to allow the social network's users to purchase physical goods as gifts from within the app.

Regions Financial is the latest banking company to offer specialized services for military personnel and veterans.

Success will depend on how regulators handle four areas: Collaboration, scope, privacy and the regulatory burden.

Banks have hired thousands of employees to handle a crush of work from mortgage refinancing. The big question looming is what to do with those "permanent" employees once the refi market cools down.

In its $175 million offering, the $24.4 billion-asset City National is selling 7 million depositary shares at $25 each, the company said Monday. Each depositary share represents a one-fortieth interest in a Series C preferred share.

With a community-based state charter, Veridian Credit Union isn’t supposed to have members outside its market in Iowa. And yet the credit union has been handling funds nationwide for the alternative payment company Dwolla since 2009.

Banks and their customers were battered by last week's storm, and many are still picking up the pieces. Click to see how banks are waiving fees, suspending foreclosure sales, keeping some offices closed for months and responding in other ways to this crisis.