BankThink

Käthe Anchel is expected to help push Umpqua’s recent focus on what it calls the “human-digital” banking experience.

A sullied reputation and frustrations with bureaucracy have driven some advisers to the competition.

The largest U.S. bank's strong third quarter did not insulate its leaders from being pressed about the downside of pricey investments in technology, whether capital rules make commercial lending growth hard for big banks to achieve, and whether another economic downturn is edging closer.

A proposal to ease the leverage ratio for the country’s largest institutions raises questions about whether safety and soundness remain the top priority for the banking agencies.

While businesses' ability to transact internationally has expanded, the act of settling payments has gotten more complex, expensive and time-consuming. That means opportunity for companies that can provide solutions.