Branch banking

The Ohio-based regional bank is poised to outperform in the second quarter after coming close to "hitting on all cylinders" during the first three months of the year, CEO Steve Steinour said.

Just as two North Carolina universities have dominated college basketball in recent decades, two banks from the Tar Heel state have dominated much of U.S. banking since 1990, turning Florida, especially, into a "banking colony."

Banks in the U.S. and India will offer cross-border transactions using the technology that underpins cryptocurrency. Our global payments roundup also includes updates from PayPal, Lloyds and a very remote ATM deployment.

Thirty-eight TD Bank locations and 24 Flagstar branches are set to shut down. Both banks are coming out of tumultuous periods.

The $4 trillion-asset company is looking to grow its deposit franchise by building a presence in new markets. The 24-branch addition in Alabama is its latest part of that push.

The Bank of America branch in Altadena burned down last month. Now the bank must determine whether customers' prized possessions survived.

Executives at the Wilmington Delaware-based bank are optimistic about 2025. Its results in the final three months of last year were hurt by an "isolated" incident in its 26-year-old ATM servicing business.

JPMorgan Chase opened a net 38 sites in the 12 months ended Sept. 30, bucking the branch-closing trend.

As the new year begins, managers across the industry will be setting new goals for their branch bankers. They'll find more engagement and success if they clearly articulate the thinking behind the goal setting.

Orange Bank and Trust in Middletown says it will operate as a boutique commercial bank, focusing on small business, nonprofits and the borough's sizzling housing construction market.