Banking

A breakdown of M&A announcements in the financial services industry for the week ended Sept. 21.

A New Jersey woman has sued two collection companies in a class-action case alleging consumer fraud over allegations they misled Victoria's Secret cardholders about interest on debts.

A new mobile dashboard offered by Garanti Bank lets consumers decide what widgets appear in their dashboards, including spending management tools.

City National Bank of Florida in Miami has made two executive changes as its sale to a Chilean bank nears.

Managing the royalties of oil and gas landowners could generate big new fee opportunities for well-positioned banks.

With demand for autos reaching a nearly six-year high, consumer spending was expected to rise in August for a fourth consecutive month, economists said before reports this week.

Sterling Financial in Spokane, Wash., has gone ahead with rebranding its California operations as Argent Bank despite its recent merger announcement.

Webster Financial in Waterbury, Conn, said Gerald Plush, its president and chief operating officer, will step down at the end of the month.

Financial technology firm FIS has released a suite of analytics applications to help banks improve their marketing, pricing and special offer programs.

A European hacker collective has cracked Apple's new biometric security scheme within days of the release of the iPhone 5s.

Investar Bank in Baton Rouge, La., is getting ready to go public.

First Republic Bank (FRC) in San Francisco has acquired a minority stake in Nigro Karlin Segal & Feldstein, a Los Angeles business management firm that caters to the stars.

In order to prevent cyber attacks and keep the financial system safe, banks have to understand the key threats to the industry. We asked two top banking regulators what they're worried about right now.

BB&T Corp. (BBT) lost a bid to recover at least $688 million in taxes and penalties as a federal judge ruled a series of transactions with Barclays Plc (BARC), aimed at generating tax credits, lacked economic substance.

We need to encourage women to disrupt the status quo and take jobs in uncharted territory, like those in risk management, social media, mobile banking and big data analytics.

Before there was Bitcoin, there was Ven, a digital currency that launched six years ago as part of the Hub Culture social network.

DES MOINES, Iowa – Veridian CU will open its 26th branch Tuesday inside the new Prairie Trail Hy-Vee, which is opening the same day.

NewBridge Bancorp (NBBC) in Greensboro, N.C., has received regulatory approval to buy struggling mutual Security Savings Bank in Southport, N.C.

Deposits continue to slowly trickle out of the banking system, creating divided opinions over how much bankers should fret over the outflows.

Midland States Bancorp in Effingham, Ill., has agreed to buy Heartland Bank in St. Louis to lower its reliance on interest income, strengthen fee income and improve its chances at going public.