Banking

Heartland Bank had been operating under a regulatory order from the Fed since December.

The company, which has faced pressure to sell from an activist investor, had been operating with an interim leader since December.

Several banks and industry groups are pledging money to help bankers and their clients recover from the hurricane and its aftermath.

The designation allows the $1 billion credit union to process SBA loans within 36 hours and to approve them without sending them to the agency first.

JPMorgan Chase & Co., Wells Fargo & Co. and Comerica Inc. are among banks waiving ATM fees for Houston-area customers following flooding from Hurricane Harvey.

In the coming year, bankers in Puerto Rico will need to keep an eye on how steep cuts in government spending will affect the island’s consumers, says José Rafael Fernández, CEO of OFG Bancorp.

CFPB and OCC are looking at auto lenders’ policies regarding so-called GAP insurance; banks want greater collateral from retailers.

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Banks can use virtual reality in wealth management, trading and mortgages, says Raja Bose at Genpact.

Safety first, counseling and maybe massages later. For most banks, the goal after a robbery is to restore normalcy. But how they go about it varies, from requiring employees to return to the scene to enlisting colleagues who have had a similar experience to provide support.

Their immediate effort is to ensure colleagues and clients are safe and that banking services are available to hurricane victims. The next big issue is preparing for the financial hit banks and customers will take from wind and water damage.

Powell downplayed fears about subprime auto lending, saying he aims to improve Santander Consumer's compliance culture, beef up customer services and expand its relationship with Chrysler Capital.

Blackwell, the longtime Washington bureau chief, will succeed Marc Hochstein, who is leaving the company in September.

Stopping learning loss during the summer, expanding branch networks, furthering students' education and other ways credit unions are giving back.

It is reasonable to rethink the role of state usury laws in national credit markets, but there should not be any erosion of consumer protections.

Scott Powell will lead the auto lender while continuing to serve as CEO of Santander Holdings, the U.S. division of the Spanish banking giant Banco Santander.

Studio Bank aims to become the first de novo in Nashville in nearly a decade.

Fed chair says post-crisis financial reforms have strengthened the banking system and the economy; consumers again comfortable borrowing against their home equity.

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