Banking

In a sea of generically named "First Banks of X" and "Community Banks of Y," financial institutions must decide if the painstaking rebranding process is worth the investment and risk to stand out.

The Toronto-based bank also expects a "global resolution" of investigations by U.S. authorities to be finalized by the end of the year.

Industry Bancshares got into a deep hole after rising interest rates tanked the value of its sizable bond portfolio. Now the Texas community bank is expecting a $195 million capital infusion and taking steps to start relying more on revenue from loans.

The Ames-based Ames National Corp. has watched its profits shrink over the past two years amid increased funding costs and stiff competition for deposits.

A coalition of financial industry groups is calling on the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. to provide more data and extend the comment period on proposed brokered deposit restrictions, warning the changes could disrupt banking practices and harm consumers.

Toronto-Dominion Bank's expensive foray into the U.S. was supposed to supercharge its growth. Instead, it's become a drag on profitability and badly dented the lender's reputation.

A representative of America's Credit Unions takes issue with a recent article suggesting that credit union commercial lending is excessively risky.

The North Carolina-based bank doubled in size in 2022 and again last year, when it acquired the failed Silicon Valley Bank. It has used consistency to outperform peers.

Shan Hanes, the former leader of Heartland Tri-State Bank, previously pleaded guilty to embezzling tens of millions of dollars in a cryptocurrency scheme that caused the Kansas bank's failure.

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has moved to ban medical debt from appearing on credit reports, but its analysis relies on a sliver of consumer data from more than a decade ago.

The military-focused company, which operates an insurer and a $111.7 billion-asset bank, has tangled with regulators during Wayne Peacock's tenure. He will retire in the first half of 2025.

Royal Bank of Canada's onetime chief financial officer was allegedly in a relationship with an executive in the bank's corporate treasury group for more than a decade. A court filing offers a remarkably detailed look at how the bank alleges it played out.

U.S. Eagle Federal Credit Union said it plans to acquire Southwest Capital Bank in a transaction slated to close next year. It would help the buyer expand its cannabis banking operation.

The planned Bay State deal comes two months after the Minneapolis-based Thrivent said it plans to merge a credit union it controls into a new industrial bank.

The once-worsening trend of consumers struggling to pay their credit card bills keeps stabilizing, new data from card issuers showed this week. The improved picture comes amid other signs that consumers aren't slowing their spending.

Regions Bank hires next corporate banking group leader from within; Detroit CU names its first-ever woman CEO; United Community raises its quarterly dividend; and more in this week's banking news roundup.

An amicus brief filed in a lawsuit challenging newly finalized implementing regulations for the Community Reinvestment Act argues that the court was chosen because plaintiffs believe the court is more likely to rule in their favor.

Acima offers lease-to-own plans on consumer items, but the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and New York officials are calling those plans credit. The battles, playing out in separate courts, could trigger more expansive protections for customers.