Corporate finance

John Flint, HSBC's current retail chief, will take the helm next February; asset manager BlackRock has added $1 trillion of assets in the past year, or more than $1.5 billion every business day.

Overall net income rose 8% to $4.13 billion as cost control helped overcome shortcomings in global consumer banking profits and bond trading revenue.

An increase in corporate loans, the highest lending margin in four and a half years and record profit in asset management helped the lender top analysts’ estimates and offset trading and other challenges.

A 38% increase in new loan originations led to another quarter of record earnings.

Hackers accessed driver’s license data on nearly 11 million people, the company says; the rally in bank shares may sputter out if third-quarter earnings reports disappoint.

Demand for commercial loans has been weak for much of the past year and among the big questions bank executives will face this earnings season is when they can expect the pace to finally pick up.

The Louisiana company also set aside funds to cover efforts to settle litigation tied to its mortgage business.

One of the missteps in banks’ attempts to build productive sales and service cultures is overemphasizing sales processes and tactics while underappreciating product knowledge.

Readers comment on the ripple effects of the Equifax breach, who benefits from the CFPB's final arbitration rule, gender-related issues in financial services, and more.

Five steps to increasing staffers' confidence -- and, in turn, boosting the bottom line.

American Banker's No. 3 Most Powerful Woman in Banking is embracing a major challenge in molding a commercial finance company with a spotty history into a profitable, middle-market bank.

Theodora Lau, director of market innovation at AARP, says financial companies and fintechs should consider the over-50 crowd in their app designs.

Barbara Byrne is one of the public faces of Barclays, serving as one of its five official delegates at the Davos World Economic Forum.

Once a regional operation, U.S. Bank's corporate banking unit has grown into a national powerhouse under Leslie Godridge.

As HSBC’s head of global corporate banking, investment banking and capital financing for Latin America, Bouazza is all about change, even when others may not have seen the need for it yet.

A slight decline in core deposits in the second quarter stoked worries that tighter liquidity is around the corner. Bankers are exploring responses beyond the typical CD rate special if third-quarter results show the trend is continuing.

An internal CFPB memo says it was considering a $10 billion fine before settling on $100 million; state suit against credit bureau is likely to be the first of many.

Aside from technology solutions, tech department also frequently run into a shortage of talented, experienced staff who can execute C-level initiatives.

Lenders aren’t happy with the way the credit bureau has responded to the data breach; JPM chief calls digital currency “a fraud.”

The Wisconsin company plans to shutter half of Bank Mutual's branches, including seven in Milwaukee.