Deposits

The Fed's development of a real-time payments systems has sparked a pointless debate about paper checks.

Institutions that don't fully provide information on how they provide access to deposited funds could be putting their members and the credit union at risk.

The Fed's development of a real-time payments systems has sparked a pointless debate about paper checks.

The Plano bank, which is being sold to Prosperity Bancshares in one of the industry's biggest M&A deals this year, was also worried about credit quality, a regulatory filing shows.

Credit unions have largely moved past their distrust of fintechs, but plenty of institutions still face challenges when it comes to finding the right vendors.

The agency is trying to update its rate-cap policy for institutions that fall below "well-capitalized." But it remains to be seen if the proposed changes fully address community bankers' concerns.

Competition for deposits is tight, the outlook for loan demand is uncertain, and regulatory relief is slow-moving. Yet community bankers are feeling better about the economy than they have in two years, a Promontory Interfinancial Network survey found.

On Mar. 31, 2019. Dollars in thousands.

Margin expansion may grind to a halt if the Fed holds rates steady or cuts them further. The problem is regionals tend to lack the side businesses that the big banks possess to offset lending slumps. Check out our annual ranking of banks with $10 billion to $50 billion of assets.

Readers react to the Fed's lengthy plan for a real-time payments system and Fifth Third's minimum wage increase, jab at Sen. Warren's absence on the Senate Banking Committee and more.

Year to date Mar. 31, 2019. Dollars in thousands.

With the loan-to-savings ratio at its highest point in four decades, some CUs have limited options to boost their funding.

Loan balances at the end of the second quarter were up by double digits from a year earlier for the Honolulu-based institution.

The FBI is looking into whether Italy’s largest bank was also hacked; about 4.5 million people have already inquired about getting a cash settlement with the credit bureau.

Earnings at the U.S. unit of the Spanish banking giant Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria fell 13% from a year earlier.

Thanks to its newly started bank, Ameriprise's 10,000 financial advisers will soon start offering direct services like deposits and mortgages.

First Financial Banc will gain nearly $300 million in liquidity when it acquires First National Corp. of Wynne.

Pressure to raise rates on deposits offset strong loan growth at the Salt Lake City company.

The current overdraft rules could use some tweaks, but it should largely remain the same to protect consumers.

Total and core deposits fell in the second quarter from three months earlier at the Los Angeles bank as consumers sought higher yields, but CEO Matt Wagner said assuring proper funding for loan growth is a priority.