Chris Cumming

The Dodd-Frank Act and the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau might end up denying crucial funds to nations emerging from war, a new study says.

The Federal Reserve Board has freed Bank Hapoalim from an order that had required the Israeli bank to tighten its anti-money laundering oversight.

Huntington Bancshares (HBAN) in Columbus, Ohio, has appointed a new leader of its market in southern Ohio and Kentucky.

Huntington Bancorp (HBAN) in Columbus, Ohio, has appointed a new leader of its market in southern Ohio and Kentucky.

Low interest rates and fierce competition for loans will drive down third-quarter earnings at most large banks, analysts say.

First National Community Bancorp. (FNCB) in Dunmore, Pa., has promoted three executives.

Capital One Financial in McLean, Va., has renamed and expanded its asset-backed lending unit.

The financial services data company Markit has launched a messaging network, and eight large banks are among its first clients.

The Treasury Department plans to auction stakes in eight more banks as it continues winding down the Troubled Asset Relief Program.

Jacksonville Bancorp in Florida has closed the sale of $5 million worth of common stock.

Greater Hudson Bank in Middletown, N.Y., has named its next chief executive.

Farmers National in Canfield, Ohio, is getting rid of its chief executive.

Add PNC Financial Services Group to the list of banks slashing their mortgage staffs.

PNC Financial Services (PNC) in Pittsburgh has named a new top lawyer.

Hudson Valley Holding in Yonkers, N.Y. has hired James Blose, a longtime advisor, to be its general counsel and secretary.

Jeffrey Welch resigned from the $4.1 billion-asset lender at the end of August, the company disclosed in a regulatory filing Friday.

Ally Financial has completed the sale of its Brazil operations to General Motors Financial Co., a subsidiary of the automaker GM, it said. Ally (which was once itself a GM subsidiary) received $611 million in the sale.

Home Bancorp (HBCP) in Lafayette, La., has filled two top banking roles.

First Sound Bank in Seattle has been released from a regulatory action after improving its capital levels.

In a victory for small retailers, a federal court in New York has ruled that merchants in the state may add swipe-fee surcharges on purchases made by credit card instead of cash.