Performance reports

Year to date through Mar. 31, 2018. Dollars in thousands.

Year to date through Dec. 31, 2017. Dollars in thousands.

Though the prospects for these small banks look good in 2018, they also face serious challenges, particularly in the competition for low-cost deposits against the more digitally savvy megabanks.

Several states have created their own operations aimed at shoring up what they see as oversight holes created by the CFPB; JPMorgan CEO’s annual letter (47 pages, this one) runs the gamut.

While some key indicators dropped in the year ending Dec. 31, 2017, credit unions in many states continue to thrive, with several new states jumping to the head of the pack for various growth measurements.

Year to date through Dec. 31, 2017. Dollars in thousands.

Year to date through Dec. 31, 2017. Dollars in thousands.

Year to date through Sep. 30, 2017. Dollars in thousands.

The agency will issue proposed changes to the quarterly financial reporting system for a 60-day comment period. The aim is to streamline the 'backbone' of the regulator's examination data-collection efforts.

Which large and midcap bank stocks have the most momentum? These 12 banks started the year off with the biggest bang, as measured by gains in stock price.

The credit union regulator's latest Quarterly U.S. Map Review finds that while loans are still growing, asset and share growth is beginning to slow.

Citigroup expects to take a noncash charge to earnings of about $20 billion if the Senate's version of the tax reform bill is enacted, Chief Financial Officer John Gerspach said.

From membership and loan growth to ROA and beyond, here's how the states stack up on a variety of growth metrics.

Delinquency rate holds steady, number of credit unions drops again.

Core deposit growth might be the best indicator of which banks will have true staying power in the years ahead.

Credit unions in both states continue to meet or beat their national average in a variety of growth metrics, according to the League of Southeastern CUs.

The credit union saw assets grow by 12.6 percent at the end of May, as it climbs ever-closer to the $5 billion-asset mark.

New and used auto lending broke records, while HELOCs and second mortgages reached levels not seen since 2012.

Bank of America plans to lift its dividend above a level that Warren Buffett said would compel him to convert preferred shares into the lender's common stock.

How do the top-performing banks continue to post double-digit returns, despite having the same serious profit-dampening challenges as their peers? The answer isn't exactly straightforward.