Live Oak Bancshares in Wilmington, N.C., has formed a renewable energy lending division.

Who knows more about customers than banks? With great data comes great responsibility, though. Banks are expected to show their customers they know them, but are held to a higher standard than, say, Netflix.

Teller-less branches at SafeWay stores helped Boeing Employees Credit Union boost membership by nearly 50% between 2009 and 2015.

Opus Bank in Irvine, Calf., has given more responsibilities to its head of capital markets.

Despite their slowdown in growth, marketplace lenders are still in good position to gain from the digitization of the financial services industry.

Making good on threats it had made previously, the Independent Community Bankers of America filed suit Wednesday against the National Credit Union Administration, claiming the agency's recent overhaul of its member business lending rules violate two different laws.

Fintech is transforming consumer financial services, but automation and data innovation can also help banks meet their growing regulatory demands.

USAA has updated its digital platforms to give customers more control over unexpected declines on large transactions and access to service representatives on its website.

BancorpSouth in Tupelo, Miss., has hired Kyle Gilliam as president of its equipment finance and leasing division.

Meta Financial Group in Sioux Falls, S.D., has promoted Cynthia Smith, its head of technology and operations, to chief operating officer.

Under pressure from regulators and consumer advocates, brick-and-mortar banks are now offering overdraft-free accounts. But online-only and community banks still have them beat as the type and number of fees associated with big-bank checking have multiplied.

Credit unions in Florida, Georgia and the Carolinas closed branches as a precaution, but no reports of major damage.

The Federal Deposit Insurance Corp.’s recent statements encouraging new bank applications are promising, but some barriers to new charters may remain inside the FDIC and we are still waiting for the first de novo of 2016.

AltaPacific Bancorp in Santa Rosa, Calif., has agreed to buy Commerce Bank of Temecula Valley in Murrieta, Calif.

With the first chip card deadline for ATMs coming up in a few weeks, banks need to quickly gain an upper hand on potential risks. This starts with a more complete understanding of the complex changes at the ATM terminal.

Laura Oberst will take over as Wells Fargo's head of business banking at yearend.

Rajinder P. Singh said he deliberated awhile before deciding he’s game for the challenge of succeeding John Kanas, and he sought to reassure any investors who had expected Kanas wouldn’t go without selling the bank.

Nearly six months into its partnership with TD Bank in Canada, Moven is on the hunt for additional partners as it looks to take its real-time spending insights to the masses.

The executive who sold North Fork to Capital One for billions of dollars and later revived BankUnited discusses his plans, and reflects on a long career, now that he is retiring as BankUnited's CEO.

The $29 billion-asset company said in a regulatory filing Thursday that the "needs to improve" rating will likely restrict its ability to make acquisitions and open branches.