Chris Cumming

Toronto-Dominion Bank is thinking of making a play for Royal Bank of Scotland’s Citizens Financial Group, according to a report published Sunday.

Commerce Bancshares (CBSH) in Kansas City, Mo., beat quarterly earnings estimates as its asset quality and fee income improved.

The Federal Reserve may be preparing to fine Community Trust Bancorp (CTBI) in Pikeville, Ky., for deceptive overdraft practices.

Regulators have proposed new rules that would require banks to accept private flood insurance on homes in high-risk areas.

The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency has updated its accounting guidelines to reflect the new regulatory-capital requirements outlined in Basel III set to take effect next year.

Bank of the Ozarks posted a 16% rise in quarterly profit after completing an acquisition and reporting strong loan growth.

Webster Financial (WBS) in Waterbury, Conn., reported higher third-quarter profit as commercial loan growth made up for a steep decline in mortgage-banking revenue.

SunTrust Banks (STI) has agreed to pay $1.5 billion to resolve claims of shoddy mortgage lending, servicing and foreclosure practices.

The $775 million-asset company said Thursday that it raised the funds through a rights offering to existing shareholders.

OmniAmerican Bancorp (OABC) in Fort Worth, Texas, is exiting the business line that accounts for its largest single group of loans.

Synovus Financial (SNV) in Columbus, Ga., has formed an equipment-finance division. The group will be based in Charleston, S.C., the $26 billion-asset Synovus said Thursday.

Regions Financial (RF) has put its economic-development push in the hands of Jeff Rabren, a former Alabama legislative aide.

Norwood Financial (NWFL) in Honesdale, Pa., has added to the management team of its bank.

Risk managers are hopeful that the demand for new loans will rise, but a new study shows that they are increasingly worried that existing loans may go sour.

Banks had to devote more money to compliance in the third quarter after regulators increased the rate of new enforcement actions.

Banks tightened their small-business lending in September after three months in which they approved more loans, a slowdown that could reflect banks' anxiety over the government shutdown.

TGR Financial in Naples, Fla., has agreed to buy Shamrock Bank of Florida.

Plaza Bank in Irvine, Calif., has hired Michael Vantrease as an executive vice president and its chief administrative officer.

Jacksonville Bancorp (JAXB) in Florida is planning a reverse stock split that would allow its shares to keep trading on the Nasdaq exchange.

Pulaski Financial (PULB) in St. Louis is losing the president of its mortgage division.