Brian Browdie

Community Bank System (CBU) in DeWitt, N.Y., is asking shareholders for authorization to issue more common stock.

Efforts to bolster the nation's cybersecurity will hinge on the willingness of financial firms, utility operators and other owners of critical infrastructure to share information about threats.

The $1.2 billion-asset unit of NASB Financial (NASB) said late Tuesday it has named Paul Thomas to the post.

Pacific Mercantile Bancorp (PMBC) has completed a deal that should help the Costa Mesa, Calif., company in an effort to shed troubled loans.

Bharat Masrani, 56, who currently serves as chief executive of its U.S. banking unit, will succeed Ed Clark, 67, as CEO of the parent company when Clark steps down from the post next year, Toronto-Dominion said Wednesday.

A group that has claimed responsibility for a flood of cyberattacks on the nation's biggest banks says it was behind an assault last week on the website of American Express (AXP) that left customers of the credit card giant unable to log in to their accounts.

Charter Financial (CHFN) in West Point, Ga., has received shareholder approval to become a fully public firm.

Consumers continue to move to mobile banking although security concerns may keep some bank customers from reaching for their devices.

First Mariner Bancorp (FMAR) in Baltimore has revised downward its earnings for the fourth quarter and full year of 2012.

The global technology services and consulting company said Tuesday it has agreed with UniCredit to manage an entity the companies have formed to oversee the Milan-based bank's receivables, payables and asset-management functions.

Regions Bank said Tuesday that roughly 700 of the company's 2,000 automated teller machines now enable customers to cash checks.

GulfShore Bancshares in Tampa, Fla., has raised $6 million by selling stock, intending to use the proceeds to fund its bank's growth and fuel lending to local professionals and businesses.

The $558 million-asset company said Monday that it would use proceeds from the sale to retire its senior debt and support its balance sheet.

The U.S. government is resisting an effort by Standard & Poor's to move to the federal level a string of lawsuits by states that charge the ratings agency with misleading investors.

JPMorgan Chase took to Twitter on Monday afternoon to tell customers its website was "experiencing intermittent issues" and to recommend customers use its mobile service while the company worked it out.

The Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. took enforcement actions against four banks last month tied to inadequate capital, compliance shortcomings and other matters, according to a series of orders released Friday.

Pittsburgh, Madison, Wis. and Tulsa, Okla., also ranked high in Nerdwallet's inaugural ranking of the 10 best cities for banking customers.

Receiving Wide Coverage ...In Cyprus, Patrolling Borders, Pointing Fingers: Cyprus is trying to tighten its borders against attempts by some depositors to bypass capital controls on banks and move money off the island, the FT reports. Police have upped patrols in the southern town of Limassol in an effort to frustrate efforts to extract money from the island by boat. Rules in place since Thursday prevent depositors from taking more than 1,000 euros a day out of the country. At least three people trying to leave the island with more than 200,000 euros in cash on them have been stopped by authorities, according to the FT. Officials are said to be investigating withdrawals from both the Bank of Cyprus and Laiki Bank in the early morning house of March 16 before the country's first bailout package was inked.

American Express endured a cyberattack on Thursday that left some customers unable to access their accounts.

An influential U.S. lawmaker is preparing legislation that would punish companies from China and elsewhere that use secrets stolen by cyber thieves.