Fee income

ATBancorp had an unusual footprint that included a small bank and a number of fee-based businesses. But it had to slim down before it could find a buyer.

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.

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 Dallas company reported a 41% increase in 3Q earnings despite lackluster performances in lending, deposits and fee income.

A high-profile media story is painting the industry in a negative light and should be cause for some CUs to re-examine their profit model.

Double-digit gains in interest and noninterest income more than offset higher deposit, compensation costs.

Efficiency gains also drove results at the Kansas City, Mo., company.

Consultant and behavioral psychologist Wei Ke shares his view on the bank’s plan to offer free trading, and why competitors shouldn’t react too quickly.

The Ohio company agreed to buy TransCounty Title Agency, which has five offices around Columbus.

There’s much for banks to like — and for consumer advocates to dislike — in a report on the industry's overdraft policies released Tuesday by the Center for Responsible Lending.