Banking

Several firms are betting they will be able to help banks create platforms that allow customers to design their banking services.

This is a good time for bank risk managers and bank regulatory examiners to evaluate the effects of a deepening retail crisis on the financial services sector.

Financial Institutions in western New York withdrew plans to raise $40 million.

Readers opine on legacy core systems, the negative messaging around the Troubled Asset Relief Program, Jamie Dimon defending his Trump ties, and more.

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The Treasury secretary says the Trump administration doesn't support separating commercial from investment banking; wealthy neighborhoods are designated as low-income, benefitting banks with branches there.

The Washington company said that Sean Brennan, its president and chief operating officer, will become CEO when Jim Mitchell retires next year.

Suni Harford is off to UBS, and Shaza Andersen is selling the bank she founded. Also, you should hear how venture capitalists talk about female entrepreneurs.

Wells Fargo is expanding its fintech accelerator so it is better positioned to connect with customers through channels like the internet of things.

It is not startups but rather Silicon Valley’s biggest names that are best-positioned to compete with banks in the blockchain race.

The bank, based on the east coast of Florida, is bulking up on the Gulf. It has agreed to buy NorthStar Bank in Tampa a month after buying another bank in the same city.

The German bank posted two consecutive years of losses partly because of misconduct fines tied to the Libor and other scandals.

The former New Jersey mutual is stepping up efforts to court bigger commercial clients. The move will help Investors diversify its loan book and deploy capital while it is barred from buying banks.

In March 1998, American Banker reported plans by Norwest Corp. to establish sales quotas and step up cross-selling. Three months later, the Minneapolis bank announced a merger with Wells Fargo.

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Consumer debt breaks the previous mark set back in 2008, but some are worried that people are returning to their profligate ways; Wells Fargo makes greater use of consumer surveys to fix its brand.

Both sides of Wells Fargo's $142 million settlement over its fake-accounts scandal made last-ditch efforts to salvage the class-action pact after a federal judge voiced misgivings about some of its terms.

The post-election rise in business optimism has not yet resulted in stronger demand for loans, if the first quarter was any indication. What does that mean for regional banks?

Attractive demographics, a large supply of startups that appeared built to sell and a surplus of smaller banks struggling with high expenses have combined to make the Mid-Atlantic one of the most active regions for mergers and acquisitions.

Advocates for the cannabis industry took to Capitol Hill on Wednesday to lobby for bank protections that would help legitimize the industry and give it access to financial services.