Alan Kline

Hanmi announced late Tuesday that Chong Guk Kum would replace Jay S. Yoo as president of the holding company and its $2.8 billion-asset bank.

Even if Congress passes a comprehensive reform bill, many immigrants eligible for citizenship may never apply because they can't afford the application and legal fees. Banks should loan them the money, activists say.

Karen Mills, the outgoing head of the Small Business Administration, gets high marks from bankers for cutting red tape, revamping little-used programs, improving outreach, and, most important, convincing lawmakers to raise caps so that banks could make larger loans.

Wells Fargo CEO John Stumpf said that he believes the government-sponsored enterprises need to be retained in some form because the guarantee they provide is important to investors.

Strong demand for new cars has boosted consumer borrowing to its highest level since 2008, according to a new report from Equifax.

Shares of Bank of America (BAC) and Wells Fargo (WFC) have been on a roll in recent days and the New York attorney general's pledge Monday to sue the banking giants did nothing to slow their momentum.

Performance shares have become a larger part of bank pay packages in the wake of the financial crisis. Behind the trend are shareholders — and regulators — demanding greater accountability.

Banking, mortgage rules on the agenda at statehouses around the country.

Associated Banc-Corp of Green Bay, Wis., has made significant strides in its bid to become more efficient, but CEO Philip Flynn admits it has much more work to do.

Huntington has enjoyed undeniable success in attracting new customers, but a big question for investors is when that growth in new households will translate into meaningful revenue growth.

Comerica is generating enough loan growth in its key markets that it is under no pressure to expand through acquisitions, Chairman and Chief Executive Ralph Babb says.

Community banks have upped their lending to first-time home buyers and more and more are making mortgage loans on their own without the help of wholesalers, according to the American Bankers Association.

Most homebuyers are happy with their lenders but many others feel that they have been left in the dark during the homebuying process, according to a new survey.

State banking regulators are asking the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau to be flexible in its definition of a "rural" market when determining when a community bank is eligible to make a balloon loan.

Women business owners have more trouble obtaining loans than do their male counterparts because they tend to operate businesses with lower profit margins, according to a report released Wednesday.

Interest in SBA lending has picked up as the agency works to attract more lenders and borrowers by streamlining its programs.

U.S. companies are growing more cautious about tapping available credit lines even as large lenders up their credit limits.

There's still a wide disparity between what buyers are willing to pay and what sellers are willing to accept, and the U.S. Bancorp CEO does not see that gap closing any time soon.

Lenders are lowering rates and stretching out loan terms to win business, and that combination could spell trouble when interest rates rise.

Organic loan growth and expense control are the top priorities at F.N.B. and People's United, but their CEOs also eager to accelerate expansion in markets where they are relative newcomers.