Chris Cumming

A group of National Football League players has sued BB&T (BBT) for nearly $60 million over alleged negligence by BankAtlantic, which BB&T acquired last year.

Royal Bank of Scotland has accelerated its plans to sell its U.S. subsidiary. The company will conduct a partial initial public offering of its Citizens Financial Group unit in the second half of 2014, and plans to fully divest itself through offerings in 2015 and 2016.

Zions Bancorp (ZION) in Salt Lake City has raised $162 million in an auction of subordinated debt.

Mortgage servicer Ocwen Financial (OCN) in Atlanta missed Wall Street's earnings estimates because of delays in integrating servicing rights portfolios it acquired.

EverBank Financial Corp. (EVER) in Jacksonville, Fla., has agreed to sell its default mortgage servicing platform, along with more than $20 billion in rights, to a subsidiary of Walter Investment Management.

The $1.7 billion-asset company submitted a shelf registration with the Securities and Exchange Commission on Wednesday that would allow it to sell up to $150 million of equities or debt.

VantageSouth Bancshares (VSB) in Raleigh, N.C., reported an increase in its third-quarter profit on higher lending income, but still missed analysts' earnings projections.

First Financial Corp. (THFF) in Terre Haute, Ind., reported a 5% increase in third-quarter profit as its provision for loan losses decreased.

Park National Corp. (PRK) in Newark, Ohio, beat quarterly earnings estimates after its asset quality improved.

Cullen/Frost Bankers (CFR) in San Antonio reported a small downtick in quarterly profit after announcing a merger that would expand its business in the Texas energy sector.

Bank of America (BAC) has appointed a wealth management executive to lead its Denver operations.

BOK Financial Corp. (BOKF) in Tulsa, Okla., fell short of Wall Street's quarterly earnings estimates due to the mortgage slowdown, margin compression and higher costs for bad loans.

First Financial Holdings (SCBT) in Columbia, S.C., reported a 26% rise in quarterly profit after completing a transformative M&A deal.

Atlantic Coast Financial (ACFC) in Jacksonville, Fla., narrowed its losses during a quarter of management upheaval.

The Federal Reserve Board has lifted a regulatory order on First Community Bank in Glasgow, Mont.

JPMorgan Chase (JPM) made more loans through the U.S. Small Business Administration than any other bank in fiscal year 2013, while Wells Fargo was tops by dollar volume for the fifth consecutive year, according to new data from the SBA.

Heartland Financial (HTLF) in Dubuque, Iowa, missed Wall Street's quarterly earnings estimates after its loan-loss provision rose and revenue from loan sales fell.

Customer analytics software firm Verint has bought Victrio, a voice biometrics company.

Berkshire Hills Bancorp (BHLB) in Pittsfield, Mass., recorded a decline in quarterly earnings despite improvement in its interest margin.

The $12.8 billion-asset company plans to offer $50 million of common stock and up to $100 million of perpetual preferred stock, it announced Monday.