Construction lending could make a comeback if bankers persuade Congress to reform capital and other complicated rules on so-called high volatility CRE loans. But will regulators go for it?

The Federal Reserve is asking Sterling to address deficiencies tied to its collection, verification and reporting of CRA data from 2014 to 2016.

Stilwell Group, an activist investor, is alleging that HopFed chief John Peck bought two properties from the then-chairman of the Kentucky company's compensation committee and that the deals were a conflict of interest.

Brent Beardall, who recently took the helm at Washington Federal, discusses having excess capital, myriad potential fintech partners and why he would tweak — not repeal — Dodd-Frank.

Rebeca Romero Rainey, a third-generation community banker who rose to executive leadership in her early 20s, has been tasked to lead the Independent Community Bankers of America at a pivotal time.

Growth in commercial real estate loans is a big reason the New Jersey bank had a strong quarter.

President Trump’s proposed cuts to programs providing credit options for low-income and underserved communities would have a particularly negative effect in states that voted for him.

The president's budget calls for eliminating the Treasury's Community Development Financial Institution grant program, which often benefits poor and rural consumers in areas that Trump easily carried in the election.

Devon Bank in Chicago has a long history serving immigrant groups in one of the nation's most diverse neighborhoods. Right now, its clients are worried about President Trump's actions on immigration and deportation.

Customer outreach is far from the actual core function of bank marketers: producing bottom-line results.