Deposits

Banks that gather deposits through branches generally pay lower deposit premiums than those that solicit deposits online. So what happens if long-standing restrictions on brokered deposits are relaxed?

At banks of all sizes — from the $7.2 billion-asset WSFS Financial to the $373 billion-asset Capital One — marketing budgets ballooned in the fourth quarter.

Earnings fell well short of analysts' estimates due in part to a 28% increase in interest expenses.

Chemical is paying roughly $3.6 billion for the $23.5 billion-asset TCF. The combined company will be headquartered in Detroit, Chemical's hometown, and operate under the TCF brand.

A man entered a SunTrust branch in Sebring, Fla., and shot and killed five women, four of whom were bank employees; 24 million mortgage documents exposed in data security lapse; the battle for deposits is like 'a steel-cage' match; and more from this week's most-read stories.