KeyCorp will sell 18 branches as part of an agreement with the Justice Department and the Federal Reserve Board to complete its purchase of First Niagara Financial Group.

Green Bancorp in Houston says it has developed a strategic plan to eliminate its energy loan exposure.

The American Bankers Association is laying the legal basis for a lawsuit to challenge Congress' decision to cut dividend payments made by the Federal Reserve to its member banks.

A ninth-grader challenges Bank of America's CEO; the San Francisco Fed has a lot of interest in fintech; FinCEN's Jennifer Shasky Calvery is leaving, possibly for a banking job; Wells Fargo's Secil Watson talks up a new biometrics option; and Sallie Krawcheck appreciates Carla Harris' career advice. Plus, Kelly Ripa and the 49ers.

Bank of New York Mellon and Northern Trust are charging money market investors more fees after previously cutting them major breaks in the low-rate environment.

Higher noninterest income was instrumental in a 3.9% quarter-to-quarter profit increase at Capitol Federal Financial in Topeka, Kan., in the three months that ended March 31.

No one at Old Fort Banking could afford to buy the large stake being sold by the Ohio bank's majority shareholder. So the employee stock ownership plan stepped in, and now it plans to take full control of Old Fort's holding company.

Fifth Third Bancorp is turning to a veteran of the consumer goods industry to help shape its approach to innovation.

Success rates vary wildly for innovation labs, but some basic principles increase a bank’s chances of the incubation process leading to viable product expansion.

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau on Thursday unveiled new disclosures for federal student loans that would require servicers to offer borrowers several repayment choices.

The latest U.S. Economy in a Snapshot report from the Federal Reserve Bank of New York reveals consumer spending increased slightly in February.

Royal Credit Union in Eau Claire, Wis., has agreed to buy Capital Bank in St. Paul, Minn., from First Sleepy Eye Bancorp in Sioux Falls, S.D.

Innovation in financial services faces a hurdle in the narrow, short-term profit motives of predatory patent trolls. Here is what startups can do to ward off attacks.

Students used to leave college with two artifacts of their first experiments with credit — free T-shirts and, for better or worse, a credit file. Today they are leaving without either.

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is set Thursday to propose new disclosures for federal student loans that would require servicers to provide several repayment options for borrowers.

UMB Financial in Kansas City, Mo., reported higher profits as loan growth from a recent acquisition helped offset ongoing declines in its advisory business.

Penn Community Bank didn’t have a CFO until it hired Stephanie Austin, who won praise for building a solid finance department at her previous job.

WASHINGTON — The Federal Home Loan Bank of San Francisco has selected Greg Seibly to be its new president and chief executive starting May 12. He will take over from Dean Schultz, who is retiring after 25 years at the helm of the bank.

EverBank Financial’s first-quarter profits more than doubled from the same period last year as strong loan growth more than offset a sharp drop in income from servicing mortgages.

Big banks began ceding market share to midsize and small subprime auto lenders, who they said were taking too many risks. Now prominent midsize player Santander Consumer is putting on the brakes and complaining about small, overly daring rivals. How bad a sign is that?