Banking

The Texas company agreed to buy Liberty Bancshares on the same day it completed its purchase of the $1 billion-asset Sovereign Bancshares.

The ranks of mutually owned banks are in decline. Survivors say sharper marketing, better access to capital and lower barriers to entry could stop the bleeding.

Accolades, awards, assistance and more ways credit unions are giving back to the communities they serve.

CO-OP Financial Services' shared branching network now boats more than 5,600 locations, making it the second-largest branch network in the country.

The company will pay $51 million for Bank of Napa, adding two branches and nearly $250 million in assets.

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The regulatory agency is expected to start asking for public feedback on changing the rule on proprietary trading by banks; bitcoin offshoot is worth about a tenth of the original.

FHFA Director Mel Watt said Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac cannot use alternative credit models until other issues are resolved first.

Insurers are seeing modest gains in market share as banks, facing increased scrutiny from regulators, lightly tap the brakes.

A bipartisan duo of lawmakers is set Tuesday to introduce a bill designed to increase homeownership opportunities for “credit invisible” consumers.

As an open network, bitcoin is in one sense the most inclusive financial system imaginable. But for now, transfers of the cryptocurrency are priced like a luxury good.

Doug Bowers said the company has moved beyond past issues, including corporate governance shortcomings and the abrupt departure of his predecessor, and is ready to bring in more loans and core deposits.

Rising taxes, declining population and the political landscape in Illinois have led several bankers to put more money and resources into nearby states.

Core deposit growth might be the best indicator of which banks will have true staying power in the years ahead.

Royal Bank of Canada has updated its mobile app to enable personal banking users to ask Siri to pay their bills on iPhone and iPad.

A jumble of security vendors and lack of cohesive planning weaken many banks’ cybersecurity defenses, experts say.

The CUSO has added a total of seven new owners so far in 2017.

Christine Duhaime, an anti-money-laundering attorney in Toronto, lays out the reasons banks should become early experts (and assist) in initial coin offerings. She also lays out the risks, especially in the wake of the SEC’s report suggesting some ICO tokens are really securities.

The company said that Dennis Shaffer, its president, will succeed James Miller at the end of this year.

The company agreed to buy County First Bank in a cash-and-stock transaction.