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The company agreed to buy Commercial Bancshares for $59 million in stock.

Total revenue rose less than 1% to $21.8 billion, but expenses declined 2.5% to $13.1 billion. That computed to the highest profit at Bank of America in six years.

Banks such as Citigroup, Regions and TD have decided they need to offer mobile customers truly customized experiences. They are experimenting with different ways of doing so that come across as helpful without being intrusive.

Bob Ramsey, who had worked for FBR Capital Markets for more than a decade, will handle investor relations and strategic planning at Customers.

The Montana-based credit union has returned earnings to members each year for the last 20 years.

Recent hurricanes and wildfires still raging in California are fresh reminders to bankers of the importance of emergency preparedness plans.

The company had strong gains in construction lending and trust fee income, but its business lending operation had flat results.

Now in its sixth year, the annual event is being marked by credit unions in at least 18 states.

Connecticut-based CU surpasses 50,000 members just months after hitting $500 million in assets.

Overall net income rose 8% to $4.13 billion as cost control helped overcome shortcomings in global consumer banking profits and bond trading revenue.

Using an automated solution to process virtual card payments is the first step in overcoming the challenges of this payment technology, writes Ed Jordan, CFO of Billtrust.

As conditions worsened on Wednesday, bankers said that their employees’ safety is their top priority.

CU supporters nationwide can made donations to CUAid, with all funds are going towards credit unions in California and other areas damaged by natural disasters.

The tech giant won praise from consumer groups for its decision to ban ads for high-cost consumer loans. But the policy contains a big loophole, and advertisers have found multiple ways to exploit it.

The California Credit Union League is setting up relief efforts via CUAid through the NCUF

While social media is helping get younger members in the door, observers say credit unions won't get far without the right mix of products and services for millennials.

The CEO of J.P. Morgan Asset Management and American Banker’s Most Powerful Woman in Finance shares advice about dealing with tricky clients and colleagues.

In experimenting with a chatbot on its mobile app, TD Bank will have to tackle the same issue facing several of its rivals — how to automate conversations with consumers and decide at what point it’s time to switch to a human.

Lending rose by more than 9 percent during the first half of the year and membership hit a new record.