Alan Kline

Zions Bancorporation (ZION) in Salt Lake City has warned investors that it is facing an impairment charge of up to $100 million in connection with its investments in smaller banks.

Nicolet National Bank in Green Bay, Wis., is buying Mid-Wisconsin Bank of Medford in a deal that would combine one of the state's oldest banks with one of its newest.

Home Federal Bancorp (HOME) in Nampa, Idaho, said Friday that it is closing four branches in Oregon as part of its ongoing effort to reduce overhead and improve efficiency.

The mood at a consumer finance conference Friday was one of anxiety about the pace of the housing recovery, the onslaught of new rules and the federal government's long-term role in housing finance.

By pressing forward in business banking, auto lending and branch expansion, CEO Stephen Steinour has Huntington moving fast — and thinking big.

FNB United (FNBN) in Asheboro, N.C., narrowed its loss in the third quarter as it continued to unload problem assets.

Capital One Financial (COF) has $36.4 billion of loans outstanding in the three states hardest hit by superstorm Sandy but says is too soon to know what percentage those loans are at risk of default as a result of the property damage.

BB&T is planning to more than double its branch network in Texas by opening 30 new offices in the state’s four largest metropolitan markets.

Though Huntington, Fifth Third Bancorp and KeyCorp all reported relatively strong earnings, organic loan growth weakened amid continued uncertainty about the direction of the economy.

Northern Trust, the nation's third-largest custody bank, said Wednesday that its third-quarter profit rose 4.9% from the same period last year, to $178.8 million, as improved asset quality and strong fee-income growth more than offset dips in interest income and foreign-exchange income.

Team Capital has no plans to go public, but it is helping investors cash out by partnering with a New York broker-dealer that makes markets in illiquid stocks.

Levels climbed 30% from the prior month, though they remain well below precrisis norms. Meanwhile, the SBA reported near-record volume in the fiscal year that ended Sept. 30.

Farmer Mac announced late Wednesday that its board has named Chief Financial Officer Timothy L. Buzby as its president and chief executive, effective immediately.

Brand executive, Bill McDonald, who put Capital One on the map with the "What's in Your Wallet" tagline retires.

In part three of a three-part look at how women are on the leading edge of changes in financial services, we explore the future of customer relationships.

Buying CIT, a specialty lender, would add high-yielding loans without saddling Wells Fargo with more deposits and branches.

Add Fitch Ratings to the growing chorus of banking industry voices expressing concern about the expiration of a bailout-era deposit protection program and its potential impact on small banks.

Two former loan officers at Sterling Financial in Lancaster, Pa., have been sentenced to lengthy prison terms for their role in a multi-year fraud scheme that led to massive losses at Sterling.

In a speech at American Banker's Regulatory Symposium, the FDIC board member said that the rules are too complex and won't help stave off the next crisis.

Banks have to spend money to make money and avoid overreliance on acquisitions, BB&T's CEO said in discussing plans for de novo branches and other investments.