Banking

Kathleen Craig, a Michigan community banker and mother of two, has created a mobile app that teaches children to save.

Generation Mortgage has unveiled a new platform for originations called Orchestrator, which it says is an Internet-based system that improves service for companies that originate loans on Generation's behalf.

First Northern Bancorp (FNRN) of Dixon, Calif., is nearly halfway out of the Treasury Department's Small Business Lending Fund.

The Federal Reserve issued an enforcement action against a Montana bank holding company and lifted one from the parent of a recovering Texas bank. Both moves mirror actions by the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency toward the companies' banking units.

Smaller banks cannot afford to support high-density branch networks as economic challenges persist.

Missouri and Utah join a list of seven other states where lawmakers are considering whether to ban the check-out fees.

Once you stop chuckling at the political incorrectness and retro-futurism of this 1959 speech, you sense the privacy dangers that lurk ahead for us in the present day.

Fierce competition, a run-up in prices, and an expected jump in interest rates in the years ahead could spell bad news for banks that hold multifamily loans on their balance sheets. Cheap financing from Fannie and Freddie is also fueling concerns of a bubble.

From the start, mPowa CEO Dan Wagner has talked about partnerships being the key to getting his company’s chip-and-PIN mobile card reader into the hands of merchants – and eventually becoming a formidable foe to the likes of Square Inc. in the U.S.

Colonial American Bank wants to move its headquarters and switch its state charter to New Jersey from Pennsylvania.

NUVO Bank in Springfield, Mass. Plans to raise up to $5 million in capital.

Financial malware toolkits Tinba and Tilon hijacked communications between banks and customers in real time. Now they’re taking a simpler approach.

The story of Barings speaks to another era, but also to banking's eternal vulnerabilities.

After a frustrating year of knocking on doors, Sandra Young still couldn't persuade merchants to sign up for transaction services. She then decided to dedicate herself to a chore not many independent sales organizations or sales agent relish – convincing gas station owners and managers to accept card payments at the pump.

First Hawaiian Bank announced Friday a new iPad app that it's making available to its online banking customers. According to the bank, it's the first in its state to offer an iPad app.

Fourth-quarter interest income and margins rose at Park Sterling (PSTB) in Charlotte, N.C., after an acquisition that doubled its assets.

Unlike the soon-to-be-discontinued Facebook Credits, the new Amazon Coins have a ready marketplace with consumers and merchants.

The company has removed 'North Jersey' from its name and is seeking capital for possible acquisitions. Analysts meanwhile believe New York makes sense for expansion.

Jerry Von Rohr, the former chief executive of Reliance Bank in St. Louis, is suing for salary and benefits he says the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. unfairly prevented him from receiving.

Moody's (MCO) chief executive told investors Friday he is unaware of plans by federal and state officials to sue the company for allegedly misleading investors in the run-up to the housing crisis.