Banking

Regions Financial in Alabama promoted an in-house attorney to oversee its corporate governance practices.

Community banks should jump at the chance to show consumers and policymakers how different they are from big banks.

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.

Bankers' association takes the Federal Reserve to court over dividends diverted to highway fund; JPMorgan Chase CEO makes a killing buying his stock at the bottom.

Welcome to the new PaymentsSource Morning Briefing, delivered daily. The information you need to start your day, including top headlines from PaymentsSource and around the Web. Today: Big breach at Arby's; Samsung Pay in Thailand; Montreal needs a tech hub; Warren Buffett makes an investment in wearable technology.

The story of MPESA, Kenya’s mobile money system, and how it came to partner with banks to give all people access to financial services.

The company, which provided few details about the possible fraud, plans to hold a conference call Friday.

Cross has led the $142 million CU for 32 years.

The services that Kasisto, Personetics, North Side and Teller offer banks to automate interactions vary in their levels of personality and the workload they can handle.

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.

Welcome to the new PaymentsSource Morning Briefing, delivered daily. The information you need to start your day, including top headlines from PaymentsSource and around the Web. Today: Developer uses Dash for ACLU donations; Android pushes payments for smartwatches; a source for India's ATM glitch; a new voice app in Europe.

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.