Amilda Dymi

Blackhawk Network has completed the acquisition of CardLab, a Dallas-based online provider of business-to-business prepaid incentive and rewards cards.

National Bank of Commerce in Birmingham, Ala., has purchased a majority interest in CBI Holding Co.

Fitch Ratings has downgraded the U.S. residential mortgage servicer rating of EverBank Financial in Jacksonville, Fla., despite servicing-operations changes that are expected to improve its performance.

Credit card debt rose in the second quarter, indicating that household debt could again become an unbearable burden for consumers, according to a recent report.

Yapital Financial AG in Luxembourg is integrating its cross-channel payment system into the platforms of VeriFone Systems and the Ingenico Group.

The Federal Reserve Boardhashit Fulton Financial in Lancaster, Pa., and its subsidiary Lafayette Ambassador Bank in Bethlehem, with a cease-and-desist order.

The rising student loan debt is inconsistent with trends for other U.S. consumer debt categories, according to analysis by Experian.

Mitek Systems and Top Image Systems have agreed to settle all pending patent infringement litigation between them.

The Mortgage Bankers Association announced two promotions Monday as part of an organizational realignment plan.

Customers Bancorp in Wyomissing, Pa., has hired Dawn Melesko to serve as director of social media for BankMobile, the mobile and tablet banking platform it plans to launch in late summer 2014.

Nonbank mortgage lenders boosted loan production by 50% in the second quarter, relying heavily on higher purchase volumes, Richey May & Co. said Monday.

Citigroup has promoted Peter Charrington to global head of Citi Private Bank.

The $2.5 billion-asset QCR said in a press release Friday that the new company will include the mortgage staff from its Quad City Bank & Trust.

Real estate agents have a lot of advice for mortgage lenders about how to do their job better, according to a new TD Bank survey.

BBVA Compass Bancshares in Birmingham, Ala., plans to hire 10 community relations officers to help improve its community reinvestment record.

Lennar Homes and RBC Bank have formalized their unofficial agreement to help provide mortgages to Canadians buying homes in Southwest Florida.

CrossFirst Bank in Leawood, Kansas, has opened a new division to serve the oil, gas and energy markets and hired a team of five bankers with experience in this sector.

Ronald R. Reed has resigned as chief executive of Citizens Independent Bancorp in Logan, Ohio, and its bank unit.

Mt. Washington Savings Bank in Cincinnati is planning to convert from a mutual savings and loan association to a company partly owned by public shareholders.

Comerica in Dallas has promoted Rhonda Davenport Johnson to national director of retail sales and service for its bank unit.