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Eight acquisitions in two years have positioned CenterState as one of Florida's breakout banks. Meanwhile, Corbett's shrewd maneuver into correspondent banking — as others were exiting the business — has generated new revenue streams.

The Bethesda, Md., bank Paul founded in 1998 has reported increased profits in 15 straight quarters, and it's showing no signs of slowing down. Paul's relentless pavement pounding has yielded lasting and profitable relationships.

The Flint, Mich., company was on the ropes when Nash took it over in 2009, but by mid-2011 it was making money again. Investors liked what they saw, and were even happier in September when the company announced it would sell itself to FirstMerit.

Technologists are obsessed with it. Banks have invested in it. And unlike most mobile payments products, customers are actually using it. With Square, the Twitter co-founder is on the leading edge — again.

Throughout his three decades in Congress, Barney Frank reached across the aisle to tackle big problems, and crafted groundbreaking legislation with far-reaching effects for banks.

Wall Street's stars firm-hop a lot. Why are women so much more successful at it?

A legal battle between banks and contractors in Illinois has now turned into a legislative fight, with bankers trying to derail a proposed bill that they claim would jeopardize construction.

It's no surprise that the 30-year mortgage has remained out of favor with banks. But home loans with even shorter maturities are unwelcome now in some institutions' loan portfolios.

De novo banks are rare in britain, where a handful of venerable but unpopular institutions rule the market—and Vernon Hill couldn't be happier there.

Operation HOPE's John Hope Bryant and Gallup CEO Jim Clifton offer up an idea for bankers who want to spread financial literacy.

HSBC USA CEO Irene Dorner stole the show at the gala celebrating the 10th annual ranking of the Most Powerful Women in Banking and Finance.

2012 in quotes: notable remarks from around the industry on the eventful year that was.