Jose Vazquez Jr., who previously worked for Popular Community Bank, will oversee commercial lending and treasury management services.

The final plan to end "too big to fail" suggests that banks with less than $10 billion be subject to a much less complicated risk-based capital regime, akin to what was required in Basel I.

The payments company will pay $321 million for Crestmark Bank, a commercial lender that focuses on asset-based lending, equipment finance and government-guaranteed loans.

Lower taxes mean more earnings, higher capital levels and perhaps a psychological boost for buyers.

The Boston mutual touted Deborah Jackson's role in promoting social justice and sustainability causes.

Despite impending data requirements, many small banks are still struggling with automating loan risk calculations.

Calling the move "depressing," Chairman Ken LaRoe said the decision to stop working with medical marijuana firms came after certain investors objected. Recent moves by the federal government cemented the call.

The company tapped a new president for the business, which it will also rebrand, after hiring a team from Scottrade Bank in Missouri.

United will pay $130 million for NLFC Holdings, the parent company of Navitas Credit.

A number of banks, especially those with extra real estate on their hands, are trying to capitalize on the co-working craze to appeal to fledgling companies that could become success stories — and their customers.

MidSouth Bancorp in Lafayette, La., has appointed one of its regional executives to the newly created post of chief banking officer and moved to appoint a veteran turnaround banker to its board.

Rather than jump right away into lending to car buyers, Access National will start by offering CRE and M&A financing to dealerships.

The Trump administration should not name J. Mark McWatters as head of the consumer agency, given his lack of experience overseeing commercial banks and his leadership of the National Credit Union Administration, a cheerleader for the industry it supervises.

The company will also record a charge tied to the impairmant of its deferred-tax asset.

The Trump administration should not name J. Mark McWatters as head of the consumer agency, given his lack of experience overseeing commercial banks and his leadership of the National Credit Union Administration, a cheerleader for the industry it supervises.

The company, which sold about $3 million in stock through a private placement, also plans to add branches on Staten Island.

Banks, especially smaller institutions, will be forced to find more ways to differentiate, Bryan Jordan said in an interview that also covered his company's recent purchase of Capital Bank and how tax reform will immediately stimulate the economy.

Neff, who joined the company in 1999, gained oversight of retail banking with the promotion.

The company sold securities in the fourth quarter to stay below $10 billion in assets and avoid a cap on interchange fees.

Intrust Bank has agreed to purchase $20 million worth of Funding Circle's small-business loans in what could just be the beginning of a long-term relationship.