Banking

4Front Credit Union in Traverse City has agreed to buy Old Mission Bank in Sault Sainte Marie. There were 16 such acquisitions announced in 2022.

The new consumer banking perk offers retail customers the option to receive federal tax refunds up to five days earlier than they'd normally get them from the IRS.

Employees of the $11.8 billion-asset institution's South Division Avenue branch organized with the Communications Workers of America in an affirmative vote.

The credit union has named Michael Sferro as its new president and chief executive. Sferro succeeds Rose Bartolomucci, who retired at the end 2022.

As customers increasingly do their banking via smartphone apps and online, Santander and Argentine rivals including BBVA Argentina, Grupo Financiero Galicia and Grupo Supervielle, like their global peers, are pushing to close physical locations. But regulators won't let them.

The Texas credit union promoted Luke Billeri, its executive vice president, to chief executive Jan. 1. He succeeds Randy Theilig, who retired.

More U.S. consumers are relying on their credit cards each month — and many are doing so without knowing the interest rates they're paying.

Significantly fewer households expected to be in worse shape in the coming year than was the case last summer, according to a December survey. The results are a positive sign for banks at the start of earnings season.

The bank hired an executive from The Bancorp to manage its risk operations after the incumbent, Jeff Curry, announced his retirement.

The deal would create a $3.2 billion-asset bank with branches in four states, including an expanded presence in Texas.

Christopher Oddleifson plans to step down from the Massachusetts bank in February. The company named Jeffrey Tengel, most recently an executive at M&T Bank, as successor.

The Most Powerful Women in Credit Unions: Next program recognizes high-achieving women, 40 years of age and younger, in the pipeline to the C-suite.

Smaller credit unions' focus on interest rates and service may not be enough to overcome a lack of tech resources. All categories below $1 billion of assets lost members in the third quarter compared to a year earlier, despite a 4.4% rise in membership industrywide.

Credit Suisse Group is close to an agreement to buy Michael Klein's advisory boutique after several rounds of tense negotiations, according to people briefed on the talks.

A new Risk Management Association survey found that 84% of small lenders cite credit quality as a leading worry for 2023 because of the likelihood of a recession.

When U.S. banks fell like dominoes during the Great Depression, the cause was often a classic run: Depositors withdrew cash en masse amid fears that lenders were amassing huge losses on bad loans and investments. The cryptocurrency era just put a new twist on that.

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's outline for upcoming regulations reflects the efforts of Director Rohit Chopra to reduce credit card late fees and overdraft fees.

The Chicago-based institution partnered with MANTL to streamline how credit unions onboard new customers in multiple channels.

About half of small businesses nationwide are now classified as financially unhealthy: They have difficulty paying bills on time, inadequate cash reserves or insufficient insurance. Eytan Bensoussan, founder and CEO of NorthOne, a neobank for small businesses, shares his thoughts on how banks and fintechs can help these customers survive.