Practice and client management

Bangor will pay $35 million in cash to gain branches in five communities.

Wichita Falls Bancshares will gain four branches when it buys Chico Bancorp.

Consumers are becoming less tolerant of downtime, especially when it’s inhibiting them from accessing their money, says Arcserve's Oussama El-Hilali.

New York is the latest state to change its statutes regarding public deposits and credit unions as more institutions seek out strategies to boost liquidity.

Consumers may be concerned about a possible economic downturn next year, but credit union marketers have no plans to curtail their spending in 2020.

An appeals court on Thursday denied bank groups an en banc hearing from all 11 appellate judges, but bankers said Friday that they're considering taking the case to the Supreme Court.

In addition to overseeing the bank’s lines of business, technology and operations, Kevin Blair will now be responsible for human resources, credit administration and all customer-facing support functions.

Mike Mercer had planed to work as part of the combined League of Southeastern Credit Unions until a least 2023, but recently approached the league's board with an early retirement request.

From appointments to prestigious committees to new members of the executive team, local honors and more, here are some of the latest personnel moves from across the industry.

TD Bank claimed the top spot in J.D. Power’s national bank satisfaction survey, but Wells Fargo showed the greatest year-over-year improvement.

As bank locations close, credit unions are filling the gap in many major cities, but the study also showed CU facilities closing up shop in high numbers.

Many business customers are putting off expansion because they can’t find enough workers to fill available jobs.

The bank, whose 7(a) originations have plummeted in recent years, is developing a portal that will let applicants upload documents, complete forms and track application progress.

Making the case for process optimization is a lot harder, however, because the costs are hidden and hard to measure, says Nvoicepay's Kristin Cardinali.

Radius Bank is letting consumers open accounts through NerdWallet as part of its banking-as-a-service offerings to reach customers through third parties.

Institutions across the country are putting the "people helping people" philosophy into action by supporting charities that serve their communities.

Named interim CEO in August, Noel Quinn now appears to be the front-runner to lead the global bank's next turnaround.

Several banks abandoned their BHCs two years ago to cut costs and reduce regulatory burden. But the strategy never really took hold as most bankers determined there were more benefits to having holding companies than eliminating them.

More than 50 banks and banking groups responded to the National Credit Union Administration's call for public comment as it attempts to explain why a new field of membership provision won't permit redlining.

House and Senate lawmakers have denied a push by banking groups to grant banks the rent-free access to military installations that credit unions have.