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The San Francisco bank is moving two executives into new positions who will report to consumer banking head Mary Mack.

Bankers are downplaying such concerns, but others say a sharp decline in values on rent-regulated buildings means landlords will have less cash flow to acquire new properties.

Barclays will stop providing future financing to companies that manage private prisons and immigration holding facilities, joining other major lenders in shunning the industry.

Banks are discovering that streamlining mobile apps and websites goes a long way toward improving customer satisfaction.

Earnings at the U.S. unit of the Spanish banking giant Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria fell 13% from a year earlier.

If Bank of America had decided a few years ago to end its joint venture with First Data, it would have been looked upon as just another instance in which a bank was either planning to handle its own payments in-house, or turning those tasks over to a processor.

As management teams meet to set their priorities, there is a range of issues, including consolidation, cybersecurity and succession planning, that will likely come up.

Banks submit millions of Bank Secrecy Act filings each year, yet only a fraction are valuable to law enforcement.

The credit union service organization said the move was part of its focus on marketing technology products.

Community banks shouldn’t wait for the Fed to create a new real-time payments rail when consumers are already flocking to other options.

The Arkansas company will pay $434 million for Landrum Co., which also has branches in Oklahoma and Texas.

The hack prompts renewed concerns about security of data held in the cloud; lawmakers acknowledge that Facebook’s proposed Libra cryptocurrency could have applications for law enforcement.

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The Boulder, Colo.-based institution will now serve a dozen counties in its home state.

The Fed's involvement will inject competition into the market and offer merchants choice as they weigh their payments acceptance options, argues John Drechny, CEO of the Merchant Advisory Group.

Financial institutions welcome regulatory feedback on their fintech offerings, but the industry wants the agency to waive enforcement for approved products.

The Louisiana company will pay $15 million in cash for Bank of York.

Building off the popularity of its personal financial management tool, HelloWallet, the Cleveland bank is now offering in-person financial checkups as a way to deepen customer relationships.

The Delaware company, best known for issuing prepaid cards, has ramped up commercial real estate securitizations. The shift promises to deliver big fees, but it could also cause headaches if defaults spike.