Retail & Commercial

Big and mid-size firms are borrowing, but small ones have shown no urgency to tap existing credit lines and take advantage of cheap capital.

Royal Bank of Canada, Toronto- Dominion Bank and Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce raised their dividends after reporting third-quarter profits that beat analysts' estimates on consumer lending.

The break up with JTH Tax comes months after Kentucky's Republic Bancorp agreed to end its refund-anticipation loan program as part of a settlement with the FDIC.

The credit card company is rolling out a 15-week survey to gauge which school has the most loyal followers. Warning: some of your answers could offend your significant other.

Leslie Lunak, an M&A expert who has been at BankUnited since 2010, will be promoted to chief financial officer early next year.

Northfield Bancshares in Minnesota has raised almost $3.8 million through a common stock offering.

In order to increase loyalty, financial institutions need to embrace social media, increase value to retain existing customers and use data to design competitive rewards programs.

Private clients of U.S. Bancorp's Heidi Steiger get to rub elbows with VIPs, including dinner with Jerry Lewis and behind-the-scenes meetings with the cast of "The Nutty Professor."

Four months after the Portland, Ore., company lost a deal in the state to a higher bidder, Umpqua has agreed to buy Circle Bancorp in Novato, Calif., for about $25million.

Home loan servicers are focusing more on short sales than on loan mods or refis, but they've made significant progress in implementing the terms of a $25 billion settlement with the government, according to a report from independent monitor Joseph Smith.