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The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency on Friday closed Texas Community Bank, a $160 million-asset institution located north of Houston.

Victory Bancorp in Limerick, Pa., and Huntingdon Valley in Warminster have agreed to a merger of equals.

Tax practitioners will be charging more this year for tax preparation, according to an annual survey by the National Society of Accountants.

The annual report showed several big technology shifts this year. Here are a few of the highlights.

Whether you are planning to sell your business to an outside party, thinking of implementing an internal succession plan to transfer ownership to the next generation, or considering the strategic acquisition of another wealth management firm, an understanding of the true drivers of valuation is critical.

Only 42% of couples who have advisors work with them jointly, according to a new Fidelity study. Here's one way to fix the problem.

Very few funds have been able to maintain a top quartile ranking over the years, according to the S&P Dow Jones Indices’ S&P Persistence Scorecard.

Benton Reichenau will be responsible for all product management for banking, wealth planning, and investment management and trust across U.S. Bank Wealth Management’s three business lines.

John Quello and his son, Nathan, joined First Dakota National Bank from UBS Financial Services, where they produced more than $1.6 million in annual fees and commissions.

With the new school year underway, clients are focusing on the best ways to use their 529 plan dollars. Don't let them make these mistakes.

The Federal Reserve Board on Friday announced the new chairs of the 12 Federal Reserve Banks for 2014.

For both Roth conversions and required minimum distribution purposes, be sure that the value placed on your investment is one that would pass IRS scrutiny.

On your to-do list: Decide on a holiday gift suitable for all clients that’s not cheap but won’t break your budget, that travels well, that can be used at home or in the office, that suits their special dietary needs and won’t clash with their upholstery. Here are some tips to help with your holiday shopping.

The number one Social Security strategy is maximizing both spouses’ benefits. Here are two ways to help clients do this.

Spousal benefits are the meat and potatoes of Social Security planning. Have you helped your clients maximize their situation?

They’ve been called egotistic, impatient and self-entitled -- and they have a notoriously bad reputation when it comes to saving -- but advisors want them.

Program to focus on marketplace risks, 2014 SEC enforcement priorities and other topics.

Financial institutions need to tread lightly; it's very easy to miss the mark when offering loans and related services to women.

Less than two weeks after Illinois lawmakers broke through decades of gridlock and passed a bill to bolster the worst-funded U.S. state pension system, taxpayers are already seeing the benefits.

Activist investor Carl Icahn’s attempt to get Apple Inc. to return money to shareholders was criticized by the California Public Employees’ Retirement System, the largest U.S. public pension.