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A vital first step for banks looking to grow through mergers and acquisitions is to shrink.

Gerard Nadeau has been the company's top commercial lending executive since 2007.

Attendees at this year's Independent Community Bankers of America convention are being urged to lobby hard to get regulatory relief moved closer to the top of Washington's to-do list.

Gulf Winds FCU immediatley assumed the failed credit union's members and deposits.

H. Palmer Proctor has been the Atlanta company's president since 2004.

From offering a host of convenient self-service options to paring down your mission statements, here are steps to simplifying the member experience.

From innovative golf outings to free financial literacy workshops, credit unions are making a difference in consumers' lives in a variety of ways.

Banks are losing wealthier underbanked customers to alternative lenders — an undercurrent that is halting progress in expanding credit access for all.

American Banker readers share their views on the most pressing banking topics of the week. Comments are excerpted from reader response sections of AmericanBanker.com articles and our social media platforms.

Goldman CEO tells the bank's shareholders he's proud of his employees' service record; former Wells CEO realizes $83 million in well-timed exercise of stock options.

Welcome to the PaymentsSource Morning Briefing, delivered daily. The information you need to start your day, including top headlines from PaymentsSource and around the Web: Alexa on iOS; Starbucks on Amazon Dash; Square offline; Walmart's fashionable acquisition.

The 'pays' and PayPal are among the technology companies that have build mobile wallets. As these apps add financial services, banks must consider building their own apps.

The San Francisco firm unveiled a new logo that prominently depicts its connection to its longtime owner, BNP Paribas. In doing so, it is wagering that any fallout from negative public perceptions of global megabanks will be outweighed by new opportunities to generate revenue.

The President's budget calls for eliminating the Treasury's Community Development Financial Institution grant program, which often benefits poor and rural consumers in areas that Trump easily carried in the election.

Financial advisers accused of misconduct are treated very differently depending on their gender, with women far more likely to get fired. Plus, what happens when a guy switches email signatures with his female coworker?

The use of artificial intelligence in capital markets is predicted to displace people all over the Street. At the same time, a few new jobs will be created.

The president's budget calls for eliminating the Treasury's Community Development Financial Institution grant program, which often benefits poor and rural consumers in areas that Trump easily carried in the election.

Devon Bank in Chicago has a long history serving immigrant groups in one of the nation's most diverse neighborhoods. Right now, its clients are worried about President Trump's actions on immigration and deportation.

The ICO fundraising model has already yielded more than $230 million for startups.

CEO Timothy Sloan earned nearly $13 million last year in base pay and stock; Wall Street bonus pool rises from 2015 but still lags the years before the crisis.