Consumer banking
Consumer banking
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Cardtronics CEO Steven Rathgaber will retire at the end of the year and will be replaced by Edward West, the ATM operator's current chief operations and financial officer.
August 21 -
A glimpse at how credit unions across the country observed the occasion -- no special glasses required!
August 21 -
Post-election euphoria tamped down M&A talk as bankers were hopeful that reform would justify staying independent. But there are signs bankers are getting restless.
August 21 -
A federal regulator has agreed to review an advisory restricting Canadian credit unions' use of the words "bank" or "banking" in their marketing, but some say it will take more than that before credit unions can truly compete with banks there.
August 21 -
The $1.5 billion-asset company agreed to buy Southern Missouri Bancshares to expand into two strategically important markets.
August 21 -
Business customers are demanding technology that's as good as what they use in their personal lives.
August 21 -
Expansions, awards, giveaways and more.
August 18 -
A recent tribute to Maggie Walker came more than a century after she founded St. Luke Penny Savings Bank in Richmond, Va. But it fittingly coincided with the first anniversary of the #BankBlack movement and offers a counterweight to the racial strife that just occurred less than 100 miles away in Charlottesville.
August 18 -
Readers weigh in on the end of President Trump's business councils, what the Charlottesville, Va., clashes mean for banks, OSHA's mishandling of Wells Fargo whistleblower claims, community banks' embrace of blockchain, and more.
August 18 -
Lynn Harton was finally named CEO of United Community Bank after a five-year apprenticeship, though Jimmy Tallent remains CEO of the parent company. The executives have long touted an ability to bounce ideas off each other as a reason for United's success.
August 17 -
Pivotus, the software business run by the bank’s former CEO, collaborates with financial institutions from Australia to the Netherlands.
August 17 -
Credit card issuers have been trying to outdo each other to offer the best rewards program. And it shows, as customer satisfaction rates with many (but not all) of their banks have never been higher in a yearly J.D. Power study. But they may not last forever.
August 17 -
More than a decade after Walmart’s unsuccessful banking bid, the core reasons to oppose nonbank conglomerates owning banks remain the same.
August 17 -
The Alabama company agreed to buy FirstAtlantic Financial for $108 million.
August 17 -
Approval from the Federal Reserve is the last remaining hurdle for the $2.2 billion transaction.
August 16 -
Sponsorships, scholarships and other ways credit unions are helping make a difference in classrooms across the country.
August 16 -
In addition to typical industry challenges, family-owned banks also have to address generational leadership and estate planning at a time when an increasing number of their CEOs are looking to retire.
August 16 -
Collaboration will help make up for cost concerns from adopting the technology and ensure that the core vendors get the message of community banks’ interest.
August 16 -
While banks know they must develop and launch new tools that are useful, convenient and intuitive, figuring out which tools meet that objective and employing them often seems out of reach.
August 16 -
Three years after guiding the Baltimore bank through bankruptcy, the group that recapitalized it found a similar institution eager to form a new partnership.
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