Readers opine on legacy core systems, the negative messaging around the Troubled Asset Relief Program, Jamie Dimon defending his Trump ties, and more.

The Washington company said that Sean Brennan, its president and chief operating officer, will become CEO when Jim Mitchell retires next year.

Suni Harford is off to UBS, and Shaza Andersen is selling the bank she founded. Also, you should hear how venture capitalists talk about female entrepreneurs.

Wells Fargo is expanding its fintech accelerator so it is better positioned to connect with customers through channels like the internet of things.

It is not startups but rather Silicon Valley’s biggest names that are best-positioned to compete with banks in the blockchain race.

The bank, based on the east coast of Florida, is bulking up on the Gulf. It has agreed to buy NorthStar Bank in Tampa a month after buying another bank in the same city.

The former New Jersey mutual is stepping up efforts to court bigger commercial clients. The move will help Investors diversify its loan book and deploy capital while it is barred from buying banks.

In March 1998, American Banker reported plans by Norwest Corp. to establish sales quotas and step up cross-selling. Three months later, the Minneapolis bank announced a merger with Wells Fargo.

Both sides of Wells Fargo's $142 million settlement over its fake-accounts scandal made last-ditch efforts to salvage the class-action pact after a federal judge voiced misgivings about some of its terms.

Attractive demographics, a large supply of startups that appeared built to sell and a surplus of smaller banks struggling with high expenses have combined to make the Mid-Atlantic one of the most active regions for mergers and acquisitions.

Helping students, expanding opportunities for immigrant communities and other ways credit unions are giving back to the communities they serve.

Cashing in digital currency for government-backed paper may not be so easy; JPM CEO is taken to task by shareholders for his close ties to President Trump.

Numerated Growth Technologies has a platform that lets banks make lending decisions in as little as five minutes. The spinoff will be run by Dan O'Malley, Eastern's former chief digital officer.

In an extensive interview, Philadelphia Fed President Patrick Harker talks about the challenges facing community banks, the biggest threat to the financial system and the possibility of interest rate hikes later this year.

Bank of America is giving its "erica" chatbot more time to learn the nuances of language and banking basics. A profanity filter is one recent addition.

Along with asset and membership milestones, the credit union celebrated its 100th anniversary in 2016.

Banks have resisted the need to switch their core systems, but how long can a financial institution continue to operate on a foundation of dust?

The $489 million acquisition is among the ten biggest bank M&A deals announced this year.

The fact that the Troubled Asset Relief Program made billions is of no help to the thousands of banks that suffered, and are still suffering, from the grossly unfair rollout.

The Silicon Valley lender that caters to affluent millennials has ambitions to become a one-stop shopping destination for financial services.