Investors are now willing to put money into community lenders with credible business plans, sufficient scale, and executives who show "courage" and "fortitude," says Greg Mitchell, CEO of First PacTrust.

Stu Sjouwerman, CEO of security firm KnowBe4, took about two minutes to launch a successful social engineering attack against me. He takes a little more time explaining how banks can guard themselves.

A federal judge dismissed portions of the Securities and Exchange Commission's case against two former executives of imploded bank Indymac on Monday.

Stu Sjouwerman, CEO of security firm KnowBe4, took about two minutes to launch a successful social engineering attack against me. He takes a little more time explaining how banks can guard themselves.

Senior bank executives and TowerGroup analysts, as well as our own Sean Sposito, are headed to Boston to hash out ideas for how banks can modernize legacy systems, create useful tablet apps, deal with new regulations and generally, stay alive.

WattzOn has developed a platform that analyzes users' utility bills to identify savings opportunities. It's pitching it to banks as a way to cross-sell loan products.

Zynga's social games — especially its hit Facebook game FarmVille — are a big deal in digital payments. Its games are the key to the success of Facebook Credits, and they may provide a similar boost to American Express' Serve.

The mortgage software provider is branching out into other types of consumer loans for the first time.

The San Francisco bank has found that, with a few clever tweaks, its retail-focused business model can create sustainable earnings in a lackluster economy, executives said Tuesday.

To address investor preference for Fannie Mae mortgage-backed securities over Freddie Mac bonds, the GSEs' regulator could create a single instrument that includes loans guaranteed by both

For the first time in nine months, fewer homeowners are making their monthly mortgage payments on time.

Umpqua Holdings (UMPQ) in Portland, Ore., continues to ramp up in commercial real estate lending at a time when many other banks are shying away from the sector.

Three prominent private-equity groups that already own significant stakes in Hampton Roads Bankshares (HMPR) have agreed to pump another $50 million into the Norfolk, Va., company.

Robin Zager has spent more than a decade on a bank board in New Jersey. Earlier this week, she discussed why there is a lack of female directors and how she handles being a part of a male-dominated board.

Northeast Community Bancorp (NECB) in White Plains, N.Y., is opening a fourth branch in Massachusetts as part of its continued expansion in the suburbs surrounding Boston.

The Virginia company will have a retooled ownership, a new director and more capital after a private placement and rights offering. While Hampton Roads' private equity investors will own 90% of the company following those moves, early indications are that those companies are content with management's progress purging bad loans and cutting costs.

Fisher talks about when a bank is too big, if more capital will ever be enough, and why it's time for regulators to go back to simplicity when it comes to crafting a rule to ban proprietary trading.

The Treasury Department Tuesday cited a Belarus-based bank as potentially having links to money laundering, and proposed barring U.S. banks from opening or maintaining accounts with the institution.

In a sit-down interview, Dallas Fed President Richard Fisher discusses why too big to fail isn't over yet — and what can be done about it.

WASHINGTON – Four Democratic senators and Delaware Attorney General Beau Biden unveiled a bill Tuesday to offer more credit relief for military families.

Market regulators told Congress on Tuesday that they learned about the trades the same way that everyone else did – by reading press reports.

Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders, hoping to capitalize on recent calls for JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon to resign from the board of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, introduced legislation Tuesday that would bar bank industry executives from serving on the boards of regional Fed banks.

Investors are now willing to put money into community lenders with credible business plans, sufficient scale, and executives who show "courage" and "fortitude," says Greg Mitchell, CEO of First PacTrust.

The federal agencies treat PE players as "slippery" characters, impose "draconian" limits on them and make the troubled European economy more appealing for bank deals, investor Ross says.

The Alabama company’s management team used a conference appearance to discuss plans to expand in credit cards and auto lending, while assuring investors that it has turned the corner in the Southeast.

Many buyers will stay on the sidelines until Dodd-Frank rules are written and the CFPB's agenda is clearer, industry experts say.

A federal judge dismissed portions of the Securities and Exchange Commission's case against two former executives of imploded bank Indymac on Monday.