Brian Browdie

Huntington Bankshares (HBAN) has snagged a veteran executive from RBS Citizens Financial Group to head its operations in the Pittsburgh area.

Wells Fargo (WFC) is expanding to serve corporate customers on both sides of the U.S.-Canadian border.

Most of a lawsuit that accuses JPMorgan Chase (JPM) of misleading mortgage investors before the meltdown may advance, a federal judge in Manhattan has decided.

U.S. home prices retreated slightly in September as distressed sales and seasonal shifts dragged down prices.

The government continues to broaden relief for homeowners in areas hit by Hurricane Sandy.

MetLife is selling its mortgage servicing portfolio to JPMorgan Chase. The $70 billion portfolio would increase JPMorgan's servicing business by roughly 5%, the companies said Friday.

Standard Chartered Bank in Singapore has introduced a set of credit and debit cards that embed a token to improve the security of online and mobile transactions.

Umpqua Holdings (UMPQ) in Portland, Ore., is continuing to expand across California. The $11.5 billion-asset company said Monday that it plans to open a center in Templeton, Calif., in January to make loans to agricultural customers.

A maker of semiconductors for the mobile industry has introduced a microcontroller for mobile payments.

Goldman Sachs (GS) is asking the U.S. Supreme Court to overturn a lower-court decision involving securities backed by residential mortgages the company says would cost financial firms tens of billions of dollars.

The $1.3 billion-asset parent company of Orrstown Bank, which regulators ordered in March to strengthen its credit risk management practices, said Monday that Robert Coradi will oversee the company’s credit management functions.

Investors are suing the former Tennessee Commerce Bank, which failed in January after becoming critically undercapitalized, for violating federal securities laws, a law firm that filed the lawsuit said Friday.

An increase in mortgage refinancing helped Ally Financial swing to a profit in the third quarter.

A changing asset mix boosted third-quarter results at Sterling Bancorp (STL) in New York. The $2.5 billion-asset company's rose 23% from a year earlier, to $5.3 million.

Liberty Bancorp in Georgia is barred from making payments to shareholders and certain debtholders without regulatory approval.

Fewer loan losses and added fees provided a spark to third-quarter results at Park Sterling (PSTB) in Charlotte, N.C.

Wells Fargo contends that a federal lawsuit over its lending practices before and after the housing crisis contravenes the terms of the multistate mortgage settlement.

Ocwen Financial (OCN) in Atlanta reported record revenue in the third quarter as it continued to expand its mortgage-servicing portfolio.

According to a survey on bank compensation released Thursday, commercial loan officers’ total annual pay is up 17.3% this year over last, while salaries of other bank employees have climbed just 2.5%.

Banks in areas hit hard by Hurricane Sandy have re-opened most of their branches. Now some of them are opening their checkbooks, too.