Retail & Commercial

The company would gain 10 branches around Sacramento as part of the $135 million acquisition.

The New York-based Citigroup is pushing ahead to set up new investment banking and trading operations in China after announcing it would be exiting retail banking in the world’s second-largest economy.

The leaders of Citizens Financial and Truist predict lending will bounce back in the second half of 2021 as the economy normalizes. But PNC chief Bill Demchak says there are scant signs that businesses are gearing up for a rebound.

Surging used-car prices — brought on by a combination of strong consumer demand and limited new-vehicle supply — are boosting loan yields and profits at the Detroit company.

By migrating to Fiserv’s DNA core account processing platform, Citizens Bank & Trust in Guntersville, Ala., aims to give customers instant updates on balances and transactions.

The Arkansas company, once a prolific acquirer, last bought a bank in 2017 but now has three M&A deals in the works as it seeks new sources of growth.

It’s easy — but pointless — to lament the havoc that the economy has wreaked on performance metrics lately. Instead, draw up an opportunistic new plan, urge your employees to focus on execution and worry less about what rivals are doing.

Organizers of Integrity Bank for Business must raise around $19.9 million before they can open the bank.

Some institutions for more than a year have reduced or eliminated overdraft and funds transfer fees to help members hard hit by the economic downturn, but it's unclear how much longer they can keep coasting on other sources of noninterest income.

An interactive dialogue with Founder and CEO of NorthOne on the fintech industry, the growing needs of challenger banks, and the future of SMB banking.