Corporate governance

In what would be its third acquisition in a year, the company formerly known as BofI Holding is buying a firm that clears trades for independent broker-dealers.

A new agency Web page has information on nearly every aspect of the agency's operations, including de novo applications, bank exams and failures.

From donations to help young scholars to honoring the military, providing relief from natural disasters and more, here's a look at how credit unions are giivng back.

Banks’ tab to fight hackers rose 9% from last year by one measure. Investors want them to rein in tech investments, but security experts say the crooks are getting smarter and smarter.

The company will pay $96 million to buy HomeTown Bankshares to gain scale in western Virginia.

Stevens will step down this month as head of the Western region, which had been cited for widespread customer-integrity violations. However, she had been credited with raising concerns about aggressive sales practices.

First Foundation sold loans to Freddie Mac to free up space for higher-yielding credits. It then bought the securities that were formed to replace other, lower-yielding assets through an often overlooked program.

Among the three measures is a requirement for boards of publicly traded firms to include more women.

Citizens & Northern will pay $43 million for the $348 million-asset Monument.

AmeriNational Community Services plans to form an industrial bank in Nevada.

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Few small businesses in Puerto Rico applied for credit to finance recovery from hurricane damage. The reasons are instructive for financial institutions’ response to disaster recovery, the New York Fed says.

Colin Walsh, Varo Money's CEO, learned a lot from his first stab at deposit insurance. Lesson one: Work with one regulator at a time.

The Mass.-based credit union is the latest to drop its federal charter in favor of state oversight.

A recently retired Zions executive reflects on her career in banking and the importance of male mentors.

As the House Financial Services Committee prepares to hold a hearing Thursday on oversight of the Federal Housing Finance Agency, the exact focus of the hearing remains somewhat in flux.

JPMorgan's chief cautioned against expanded regulation for big companies, arguing that businesses contribute to the economy.

CUs with low-income designations can apply for funds to repair property and equipment or rebuild network systems.

It will also invest in mortgage and small-business lending and in neighborhood revitalization efforts there. The moves are part of a nationwide expansion by the largest U.S. bank.

As Synovus Financial’s chief strategy officer, a job that includes responsibility for deciding how bank resources are allocated, Liz Wolverton often has to play the role of referee.