Amilda Dymi

Lenders everywhere are looking for signs of heightened loan demand, and a San Diego bank says it has found a strong one.

Kinderhook Bank in New York has raised $7.4 million after selling preferred stock.

Chase Paymentech has launched Mobile Dashboard, an interactive reporting display for merchants.

Homeowners who dealt with a single person at their mortgage servicer were twice as likely to get a loan modification and half as likely to be denied one, according to a Fannie Mae study.

First Mid-Illinois Bancshares (FMBH) in Mattoon, Ill., has received approval from the Nasdaq Stock Market to list its common stock on the Nasdaq Global Market.

Union Bank has entered into a strategic alliance with Lending Club, a peer-to peer lending marketplace provider that connects creditworthy borrowers with investors.

Fidor Bank AG is the first bank to integrate the real-time global settlement protocol provided by Ripple Labs.

Mopay has entered into a carrier billing relationship with Baidu Mobile Game.

Fidor Bank AG is the first bank to integrate the real-time global settlement protocol provided by Ripple Labs.

WorldPay Group, of London, has acquired Cobre Bem Tecnologia, one of the largest payment processors in Latin America.

Nice Systems (NICE) in Ra'anana, Israel has developed voice recognition software that significantly reduces the time a call center employee needs to authenticate customers.

JPMorgan Chase (JPM) has pledged to invest $20 million over the next five years to support U.S. military veterans and their communities.

Floridian Financial Group in Lake Mary, Fla., is merging its subsidiaries, Orange Bank of Florida in Orlando and Floridian Bank in Daytona Beach, under the Floridian Bank name.

PayPal is launching a new logo and brand campaign to appeal to a broader audience.

BOK Financial (BOKF) in Tulsa, Okla., reported lower net income as mortgage activity declined.

Equifax is working with the mobile payments company Zumigo to jointly develop fraud prevention software.

City Holding (CHCO) in Charleston, W.Va., said Tuesday that it its first-quarter earnings rose 73% from the same period last year, to $13.8 million, as the company accelerated workouts of problem loans it inherited in two acquisitions.

MasterCard has launched its MasterPass digital wallet technology in New Zealand.

Capital City Bank Group (CCBG) in Tallahassee, Fla., enjoyed a trifecta last quarter: it lowered expenses, income taxes and its loan-loss provision.

U.S. Bank (USB) in Minneapolis has hired a president and chief executive for its bank-affiliated equipment finance company.