Double-digit gains in card volume offset an uptick in problem loans.

Big banks have plans to open hundreds of branches in new markets to add deposits, but smaller regionals have largely sought to hold the line on costs. Cullen/Frost Bankers' decision to double its branch count in Houston may be a sign that midsize banks are rethinking their retail strategy.

Deposits topped $100 billion during the quarter while profits climbed 34% thanks to higher loan yields and lower taxes.

Executives offer support to lift investment bankers’ morale; retailer’s move from Synchrony Financial could force card issuers to make concessions.

The card brand company spent less on client incentives than analysts expected during its fiscal fourth quarter, showing the world’s largest payment network is resisting pressure to ramp up efforts to get banks and retailers to route more spending its way.

Popular's 16% gain in deposits and a recent acquisition bode well for its future even though there has been a major net loss of residents since Hurricane Maria.

The Florida bank set aside much less money to cover soured medallion loans in the third quarter, and total loans rose more than 7%.

Strong growth in the bank's core business of multifamily lending was offset by higher rates it paid on CDs and borrowed funds.

The results did not include the company's purchase of CoBiz, which closed last month.

The 25-year JPM veteran will pursue an opportunity elsewhere; private equity firms have a record $57 billion to loan for real estate.

The pressure is on for banks to lean more heavily on capital markets, wealth management and other nonmortgage sources of fee income. That could get tougher in upcoming quarters.

A smaller provision for loan losses helped counteract declining loan volume and higher expenses during the third quarter.

Despite an overall weak mortgage originations market, Flagstar Bancorp's third-quarter earnings grew 20%, due in large part to its ongoing efforts to diversify operations.

The Ohio company touted a strong pipeline for loans but warned that noninterest costs will likely rise in the fourth quarter when it records charges tied to branch closings.

Increased third-quarter revenue outweighed higher operating expenses at the Alabama regional.

Though consumer lending and C&I lending improved at the Cincinnati company, its corporate and mortgage banking revenues fell in the third quarter. Last year Fifth Third also posted a one-time gain of $1B associated with its sale of shares in Vantiv, complicating the comparison.

The Columbus, Ga., company ramped up its business and consumer lending even as it scaled back lending on construction and commercial real estate projects.

The Salt Lake City bank said consumer loans rose 7% from a year earlier. That was one of its several quarterly highlights.

The $22.9 billion-asset TCF also highlighted improvements in credit quality in the third quarter as it continued to exit the auto finance business.

This is the first special dividend the Oak Ridge, Tenn., credit union has given out since 2005.