Banking

First Western in Colorado and Coastal Financial in Washington are the latest banks to disclose plans to go public.

Several leaders have retired after spending years preparing their banks for the regulatory milestone.

The explosion in construction of self-storage facilities is being backed by banks hungry for commercial loans. Some market participants fear a glut is in the making and the credits could sour.

Bankers would be better off cleaning their own houses and focusing on deregulation efforts, instead of going after credit unions, suggests NAFCU's Carrie Hunt.

The online lender wants to provide instant payments and securitizations alongside instant loans, according to CEO Anthony Noto.

Paycheck information gleaned from bank accounts is emerging as an alternative to verifying a mortgage applicant's income and employment with a 4506-T tax transcript request to the IRS.

The alliance is intended to leverage the strength of two industry-leading indirect lending CUSOs.

The bank’s weakened public reputation makes it a target for additional attacks.

Fountain City Fintech, a program planned by NBKC Bank, would be one of the first fintech incubators formed by a community bank.

Having exceeded its original funding goal, further credit union investment opportunities with the CUSO are now closed.

The company will pay $48 million for four branches and $230 million in loans.

Jelena McWilliams said the agency will ask banks what's working and what's not; the acquisition of Hyperwallet Systems lets PayPal offer more services.

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The Dallas company expects to report a higher loan-loss provision after the loans, which include two shared national credits, deteriorated in the second quarter.

JPMorgan Chase and Wells Fargo are following Silicon Valley's lead by offering new fee-free accounts. While there are risks involved, the cost of doing nothing would be significant, analysts said.

The retired CEO of 1st Choice Credit Union and CU of Atlanta has been named the 2018 recipient of the Pete Crear Lifetime Achievement Award from the African-American Credit Union Coalition.

Ruoff Financial will make its first push into banking with the purchase of SBB Bancshares.

The Community Reinvestment Act needs to be updated, but in doing so Congress should remember why the law was created in the first place, argues Rep. Gregory Meeks.

The three credit unions range from $83 million to $1.2 billion in assets and will utilize services such as credit processing, contact center support and more.

In an investor-backed power play, the robo tech firm wants banks to turn to it instead of traditional core software providers as they upgrade to digital-banking-friendly technology.