Banking

The rise in home values is good news for homeowners looking to tap the equity in their homes to pay down debt or make big purchases, but some consumer groups fear it could lead to a new wave of loan defaults.

Some say 2017 is a make-or-break year for the recordkeeping technology spawned by bitcoin. According to a survey released Thursday, most executives in financial services and IT are putting their money on "make."

Elizabeth Warren getting shushed on the Senate floor gives her a much bigger (and wildly enthusiastic) audience for her message; ETFs set an example in female leadership for all of financial services; and more.

Summit CU in North Carolina has completed its acquisition of Corning Cable Systems CU and is building a new branch to accommodate increased business as a result of the merger.

Rather than push for looser rules on robo-calls, the industry should focus on policy related to the channels consumers prefer: email and text messages.

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The FDIC received eight new bank applications last year, not a lot but the most since the financial crisis; Wells' board is considering dropping bonuses for its top brass.

Mobile is taking the spotlight as fraudsters shift to account takeovers and e-commerce fraud in the wake of EMV chip cards taking hold at the physical point of sale.

Longtime TCF Chairman and CEO Bill Cooper, who died Tuesday at the age of 73, is being remembered as an innovator who never forgot where he came from.

The bank's board is considering whether to withhold bonuses for CEO Tim Sloan and Chief Financial Officer John Shrewsberry.

Sports stars face unique challenges obtaining credit, and bankers need to develop certain skills to successfully court those prospects.

One common fear is that going high-tech — which often includes a lot self-service — will chip away at the high-touch service CUs are known for, but it doesn’t have to be that way.

Sports stars face unique challenges obtaining credit, and bankers need to develop certain skills to court those prospects successfully.

Most recently Thomas Pahl worked on debt collection and credit reporting issues as a partner at Arnall Golden Gregory in Washington.

Here are five ancillary business lines that lately have appealed to community banks pursuing new sources of loans or fee income.

The latest cyberattacks on banks (and others including the Democratic National Committee) can no longer be found by traditional means, as they lurk in memory and necessary computing tools.

CFO John Shrewsberry projects that legal costs and other expenses related to the scandal will swell to between $50 million and $60 million and remain at that level for the next several quarters.

Cooper built TCF into a Midwestern powerhouse by targeting what he called the “Joe Lunch-Bucket crowd.”

Credit unions are making commitments to honor and recognize the military and those that serve them as part of their focus on giving back to the communities they serve.

For a corporation, throwing out new propositions in the dark is a very expensive way to innovate.