Premara Financial in Charlotte, N.C., has a new chief executive.

Four months after filing a complaint with its hearing officers, FINRA finally threw the book at a former JPMorgan registered representative who it claims issued unauthorized ATM cards as part of scheme to loot money from customer bank accounts.

Bank of America is poised to exit its student loan portfolio, as banks reduce their red-tape-heavy assets and redeploy cash to create loan growth elsewhere.

The CFPB's "Safe Student Banking" initiative is designed to pressure students' educational and financial institutions into offering young people narrow options.

U.S. small businesses took out more loans in December, according to a lending study released Tuesday.

TowneBank in Hampton Roads, Va., reported a lower quarterly profit due to higher costs tied to its recent acquisitions.

For the 5th consecutive year, American Banker and Discover are proud to sponsor the Young Women's Leadership Award, a college scholarship given to graduating high school seniors who have demonstrated leadership potential and are the first generation in their family to attend college. We're looking for women who work in banking or finance to serve on the Young Women's Leadership Award Advisory Board.

BOK Financial in Tulsa, Okla., has hired the wealth management team of Denver Retirement Partners.

Bank managers can motivate their teams to make sales without forcing them to pounce on customers the moment they walk in the door.

Alternative finance marketplace Lending Club has entered into an agreement with the U.S. branch of Alibaba to offer financing to American businesses to buy parts from Chinese manufacturers through the Alibaba marketplace.

Ally Financial, the auto lender bailed out by the U.S. government, appointed Jeffrey J. Brown as chief executive officer, succeeding Michael A. Carpenter, who's also leaving the board.

Banner Corp. in Walla Walla, Wash., has lowered its fourth-quarter profit due to an adjustment to the its provision for income taxes.

The Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. issued five consent orders in December, according to the agency's most recent summary of enforcement actions.

Bank of America is following Wells Fargo by putting out for sale the last of its federally guaranteed student loans. The move should be positive for the bank, and in theory it may even have a chance to again reap returns tied to the loans, but without bearing all of the risk.

More than a decade after spearheading the direct banking model of offering high-yield savings accounts exclusively online at ING Direct, Arkadi Kuhlmann is trying to reboot international banking for the smartphone.

Three recent deals involving midsize sellers have gone far reversing regional bankers' fears of M&A. Still, the real evidence of progress must involve seeing those deals close.

U.S. Bancorp on Monday named its annual "Dynamic Dozen" list, a select group of young employees chosen to provide the $387 billion-asset company with guidance on digital banking.

Peoples Community National Bank in Bremen, Ga., has changed its name and logo.

Terry Robinson, a longtime California banker, died on Jan. 11, three days before his Manhattan Bancorp announced a proposed merger with Plaza Bancorp. Manhattan, which is operating under an OCC order, did not publicly disclose Robinson's death, or his Dec. 31 retirement, even though he played an integral role negotiating the merger.

Kentucky First Federal Bancorp is merging its two banks.