Branch network

Banco do Brasil, the largest bank by assets in South America, wants to make more of a name for itself in the United States. It expects a new online banking platform to help draw mainstream consumers, and says an expansion from South Florida into the Northeast is likely.

The hit smartphone game Pokemon Go taught banks a lesson in mobile strategy this week: gamify it.

In 1999, the OCC issued a charter to the internet bank AeroBank, but the startup's efforts to raise capital were thwarted when dot-com-boom money went chasing shinier options. Nonetheless, the bank’s experiences resonate with fintech banks trying to obtain a national charter today.

Small banks are trying to figure out how to provide the digital services today's customers want while still retaining the human touch that distinguishes them from larger rivals. A small bank in Cincinnati says it has hit on the right formula.

Royal Credit Union on Friday said it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire the Apple Valley, Minn., office of Deerwood Bank.

Columbia Credit Union in Vancouver, Wash., has expanded into neighboring Oregon as the CU continues to eye other opportunities to offer its services beyond its 12 branches in Clark County.

Most credit union industry insiders and experts agree that technology has shaped branching strategy in recent years as many locations have become smaller, with fewer teller lines and more space for consultation.

From 'visioning sessions' to using technology to decrease the footprint of each branch, credit unions remain cautions with members' money when it comes to expanding their branch networks.

The CEOs of banks that operate only online argued Thursday that their model is the way of the future. Not so fast, responded the heads of some of the nation's largest banks.

After a body was found outside of a branch of Mountain America Credit Union, the Salt Lake City-based credit union is dealing with the fallout of being stuck in the middle of a murder investigation.