Regional banks

Some in the industry worry the Fed may balk at allowing OCC charter recipients into the payments system, but Otting downplayed those concerns.

The U.S. unit of Mitsubishi UFJ Financial has agreed to buy a platform from GE Capital.

Emily Vaughan Alexanderson will lead a group focused on education, nonprofit, technology and life sciences clients.

Financial institutions of all sizes are offering low- or zero-rate loans, waiving fees and making other arrangements to aid federal workers — a practice that regulators officially blessed on Friday, the 21st day of the closing of many U.S. agencies.

Synovus has given CFO Kevin Blair the additional title of COO. He will oversee three business lines, plus tech, operations and product and treasury management.