Victoria Finkle | May 15
Lawmakers in both chambers are working to pass a major farm bill that will determine agricultural policy for the next five years, legislation that could have implications for rural lenders.
Robert Barba | May 15
Central Arizona Bank, a unit of Capitol Bancorp, was set to be shut down with two sister banks last Friday, but a legal challenge bought it a few extra days.
Harry Terris | May 15
Margin compression once again overpowered loan growth in the first quarter, sapping banks’ traditional source of revenue.
Chris Cumming | May 15
Atlantic Coast Financial's quarterly loss widened as its lending income fell and expenses rose.
Andy Peters | May 15
Community banks often promise to move quicker on loan applications than big, bureaucratic banks. But online lenders are starting to make small banks look slow by approving small-business loans in a day or less.
Chris Cumming | May 15
Former TCF Financial chief executive Lynn Nagorske has died. Nagorske, 56, spent 22 years with the Wayzata, Minn., company, serving as CEO from 2006 through his 2008 retirement.
Brian Browdie | May 15
Low yields and the short-term impact of a strategy shift weighed on Pacific Mercantile Bancorp in the first quarter.
Brian Browdie | May 15
The cost of shedding troubled loans weighed on First Mariner Bancorp (FMAR) in the first quarter, with the $1.3 billion-asset parent of First Mariner Bank in Baltimore losing $2.3 million in the three months that ended March 31.
Robert Barba | May 14
State regulators seized a third bank unit of Capitol Bancorp., $31.6 million-asset Central Arizona Bank in Scottsdale, Ariz, in a rare Tuesday failure.
Chris Cumming | May 14
Michael Harrington will succeed current CFO Drew Hostetter, who plans retire at the end of the year, the $18 billion-asset company said Tuesday. Hostetter has held the position since 1996.
Andy Peters | May 14
Independent Bank Corp. agreed to acquire Mayflower Bancorp in its second deal for a Massachusetts company in the past year.
Robert Barba | May 14
Popular in Puerto Rico is selling another book of loans as part of its attack on credit problems. The multimillion-dollar hit from the sale will be offset by a gain from the IPO of a payments processor.
Kevin Wack | May 14
A preference for greater simplicity in consumer banking products is one legacy of the financial meltdown, but the challenge for banks is delivering on the promise.
Andy Peters | May 14
Bill Smith, the head of Capital City Bank Group in Tallashassee, Fla., speaks for many bankers when he says he's ready to start buying banks after eight years on the sidelines -- but not for another 18 months. Or more.
Chris Cumming | May 14
Community Bank of Bergen County in Maywood, N.J., has sold a $3.2 million portfolio of nonperforming loans.
