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The Minneapolis company, which increased its minimum wage to $18 an hour in June, will bump it up to $20 in response to inflationary and competitive pressures.

Auto loan growth eased substantially in the second quarter amid competitive pressures from credit unions and other lenders.

The state's disclosure laws generated data that indicated millions of consumers had their personal details potentially compromised.

As regulators mull the Toronto bank's deal for First Horizon and broader guidelines around bank combinations, community groups called for stronger investment commitments from the two banks before they are allowed to merge. 

Corporations are navigating shifting geopolitics, and M&A bankers are advising them as they consider selling off faraway units and focusing more on assets closer to home or in friendlier countries.

Insurers and Uncle Sam are having trouble footing bills for mounting climate-related risks, particularly in regions prone to hurricanes and wildfires.

Huntington Bancshares has hired Shawn Lough, a veteran Truist Financial banker and West Point graduate, to help guide the sales strategy and goals of its consumer and business banking operation. It also expanded the duties of Digital Director Mark Sheehan to include deposits.

The Federal Reserve released its large bank requirements for 2023 based on the results from this year's stress test. Most of the banks tested will need to maintain or increase their tier one capital holdings.

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is investigating some of the bank's credit card practices, including refunds, billing errors and credit bureau reporting, according to a securities filing Thursday.

Even though delinquency rates were previously at extremely low levels, the recent uptick among poorer consumers is worth monitoring, New York Fed researchers said.

The San Francisco megabank plans to reinstate guidance that drew scrutiny following revelations that women and nonwhite candidates were interviewed for jobs that had been reserved for someone else.

The allegations against the $559 billion-asset bank are similar to those brought against Wells Fargo related to its 2016 fake-accounts scandal.

The McLean, Virginia, company is starting to “trim around the edges” of its auto portfolio, CEO Richard Fairbank said. That move stands in contrast with Capital One's leaning into its credit card business, which helped push marketing spending above $1 billion.

Unlike some of its peers, the Dallas bank says the U.S. economy is strong, clients are upbeat and lending momentum continues.

The latest expense guidance also stems from rising operating losses at the North Carolina bank. Cost-cutting was a key rationale for the 2019 merger of BB&T and SunTrust, which created Truist.

The slowdown in new single-family construction is one of several headwinds homebuilders find themselves facing this summer.

Like other mortgage lenders, the San Francisco megabank has been cutting staff since refinancing volumes started to fall. Additional layoffs are expected over the next couple of quarters, according to the bank’s chief financial officer.

The Tokyo-based company has named Masatoshi Komoriya executive chairman of the board of directors for MUFG Americas Holdings Corp. and its U.S. banking subsidiary. He begins his new role on June 30 while retaining existing executive duties.