Regional banks

The Connecticut company will have nearly $48 billion in assets after it buys First Connecticut Bancorp.

Cost-cutting will be important, but for its acquisition of CoBiz to be a winner, BOK Financial will have to prove it can boost fee income as it has with smaller acquisitions.

Approval rates for small-business loan applications were up at small and larger financial institutions as the labor market continued to improve.

TIAA has recruited Lori Fouché to serve as CEO of retail and institutional financial services.

BB&T is buying Regions Financial's insurance business. That made the timing right for its retail broker to undergo a name change, the company said.

Bill Davidson, who heads the company's U.S. technology banking team, will oversee the global expansion efforts.

The Atlanta bank had previously failed compliance metrics in five straight quarters before passing them last year, according to the settlement's monitor.

Umpqua Bank has hired veteran lender Tom Farrell to help it grow its homebuilder finance group in California.

Here's a look at eight deals, why they were significant and why many more are expected.

Financial institutions have spent time and money to try to make their branches and digital services more accessible, but Fifth Third and TD Bank are among employers working with the nonprofit Project SEARCH to meet an overlooked need: finding jobs for young people with autism and other cognitive challenges.

As other banks de-emphasize mortgage lending, Citizens is spending half a billion dollars to buy a large originator with a big servicing portfolio.

The Rhode Island regional agreed to buy Franklin American Mortgage. With the acquisition it would have one of the nation's 15 largest bank-owned mortgage platforms.

Whether they’re thwarting cyber thieves or building out new apps, bank chiefs say hefty tech investments are now a cost of doing business — but they have to convince shareholders.

Despite Tuesday's blip, many banks have seen double-digit gains in the months since the Dodd-Frank reform law was unveiled. There's good reason to think the run-up will continue.

The London interbank offered rate will likely be replaced by a new reference rate that critics say is better suited for the derivatives market than it is for commercial lending.

A competitive job market and improved security protocols are pushing more banks to consider letting employees work remotely.

The agreement was tied to the Puerto Rico company's 2010 purchase of the failed Westernbank.

A recent wave of high-premium acquisitions, paired with sweeping regulatory reform, is setting the stage for more large-scale M&A.

Mahesh Aditya will immediately take over risk management for the U.S. subsidiary of Banco Santander, which is trying to turn the corner after several tough years on the regulatory and financial fronts.

A number of credit unions and banks have been accused of operating websites that violate the Americans with Disabilities Act. Here’s why trial lawyers are targeting them and are expected to sue more.