Banking

Fifth Third Bancorp has named Edward Robinson senior vice president and head of Fifth Third Mortgage.

Cathay General Bancorp in Los Angeles has agreed to buy SinoPac Bancorp from Bank SinoPac in Taiwan.

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Barely 24 hours into his new role as CEO at RushCard, Ron Hynes has found the silver lining to the company's 2015 technical glitch that led the company to pay a $20.5 million settlement.

Gov. Pat McCrory on Wednesday signed the North Carolina Money Transmitters Act, as requested by the state banking commissioner's office.

The $5.2 billion-asset mutual said in a press release Thursday that Leonard Stekol had become its president. Stekol was also elected a trustee; he will remain chief operating officer.

At least eight small mutuals have agreed in recent years to merge with another institution rather than convert to stock ownership. More deals could be on the way.

ATM operator Cardtronics has expanded the roles of two executives as it transitions its commercial, operational and technology leadership to a more global level.

Freddie Mac is on track to issue mortgage-backed securities via a common securities platform by the end of this year, according to the Federal Housing Finance Agency.

Calling the crazy-idea department … a U.S. Bancorp-branded bus is more than halfway through a cross-country, social-media-tracked journey to promote community development and alter its profile. It's an example of the new style of reputation-oriented marketing being pursued by banks.

A centralized platform that validates loan and borrower data and tracks ownership of marketplace loans could prevent fraudulent activities and help investors regain confidence.

Fewer transactions are taking places in branches but banks’ brick-and-mortar locations are more important than ever.

Wintrust Financial in Rosemont, Ill., has agreed to buy First Community Financial in Elgin, Ill.

The sharp fall in gas prices early this year helped U.S. consumers to stay current on their credit obligations during the first quarter.

On the day Maurice Spagnoletti was murdered, his black Lexus sedan was full of balloons. It was June 15, 2011, the day before his wife's birthday, and he was planning a celebration.

Reports from the big three credit bureaus do not include information about payday loans, but a CFPB proposal figures to shake up that arms-length relationship.

The feature allows users to request cryptographic signatures by more than one user – a device or institution – to validate a transaction. The idea is that bad or malicious actors would have to breach multiple machines to transact on one user's behalf, Ripple said in a blog post.

While often looked upon by preceding generations as commitment-phobic and "irresponsible job hoppers" laden with severe debt, millennials who receive fair wages tend to be loyal to their employers and committed to building savings and credit, according to the latest Credit Karma Millennial Report.

The feature allows users to request cryptographic signatures by more than one user – a device or institution – to validate a transaction. The idea is that bad or malicious actors would have to breach multiple machines to transact on one user's behalf, Ripple said in a blog post.

As banks develop their customer digital banking channels it's increasingly clear mobile devices are the glue that will bring different experiences together. But there's one problem: mobile banking hasn't even really taken off yet.