Banking

On Dec. 31, 2017. Dollars in thousands.

The $3 billion sale of Financial Engines to Edelman Financial Services puts every investment adviser on notice that the future is in digital wealth management. More deals like it are expected.

For one California bank, the biggest challenge was finding equity investors to participate in deals.

Nine female crypto leaders are profiled in Glamour magazine. Nasdaq’s Adena Friedman can envision it being a crypto exchange someday. Some banks in Brazil show progress on overcoming a sexist culture. Also, moms react to Kate Middleton.

Capitol Federal will enter commercial lending for the first time in its 125-year history after it buys Capital City Bank.

Banks often get pushback for spending on improvements to service, but these investments could help retain customers for decades.

As a new crypto lender, Nexo, launches Monday, the fintechs that lend money to people based on the digital currency they own say they're doing well even when cryptocurrency values plummet.

The California-based CU gave Credit Union Journal a behind-the-scenes view of what can be a painful process, while another expert offered best practices for CUs considering similar moves.

A new sign at the Pennsylvania-based credit union is drawing eyeballs – approximately 6.5 million per year.

Vice chairman set to leave agency on Monday; big regionals are caught in the middle, losing share to both the biggest national banks and community institutions.

The information you need to start your day, from PaymentsSource and around the Web. PayPal pushes for an AR glasses patent; Mastercard tests contactless in Poland; Ripple adds more partners; Payments technology continues to accelerate in Singapore.

Since taking office in November of last year, acting Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Director Mick Mulvaney's actions have sparked outrage from his critics seemingly at every turn, including several times just last week.

The U.S. subsidiary of the Spanish banking giant BBVA said Friday that direct consumer loans increased 40% in the first quarter and that its digital strategy is bearing fruit.

Borrowers can get better rates elsewhere, so they're repaying ahead of schedule, leaving banks in the lurch. The steps lenders would have to take to keep the business could be prohibitively expensive.

In addition to changing the name of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, the acting director wants to also nix public complaints; the good, bad and ugly in Zelle's ascendance; a case study for digital outage recovery; and more from this week's most-read stories.

The Rhode Island-based credit union saw lending and assets increase by more than 7 percent, respectively, while net income was up more than 15 percent.

Porter Bancorp in Kentucky spent years tackling credit and capital issues. As Limestone Bank, it will finally get back on offense.

Many banks talk about the need to replace legacy core systems, but relatively few go through with it. The CEO of Mechanics Cooperative Bank in Massachusetts explains the case he made to his board that the promise outweighed the risk.

Not a penny of the $1 billion fine against Wells Fargo will end up in the hands of customers harmed by practices flagged by regulators.

Spirit of Texas Bancshares plans to raise $40 million to fund organic growth and acquisitions.