Chris Cumming

Capital One (COF) will pay nearly $3 million to settle discrimination charges against a bank it bought four years ago.

The credit bureau Equifax has joined with a mobile security firm to improve the two companies' fraud protection systems.

The $18 billion-asset company said late Tuesday it has acquired certain assets and liabilities from Surety Financial Services in Sherman Oaks, Calif. The companies did not disclose the terms or specify the assets that were transferred.

The $2 billion-asset company said Tuesday that it had fully redeemed the $20.5 million in preferred shares issued through the program. Park Sterling funded the redemption with a payment from its bank.

James Mackey will become executive vice president and CFO of the government-sponsored enterprise the week of Nov. 11, Freddie announced Monday.

The Federal Reserve Board has ordered Trinity Capital Corp. in Los Alamos, N.M., to improve its capital position.

JPMorgan Chase (JPM) is launching a new program called Mission Main Street Grants to support small businesses, with help from Google.

A federal court has ruled that state regulators have the authority over online lenders that operate from Native American land.

Bank of America has begun rolling out its new "express" banking centers, which combine on-site and remote tellers.

National Bank Holdings Corp., a company formed in 2009 to buy failed banks, is planning to contract its branch network.

A lawsuit that accused GMAC Mortgage of taking kickbacks and overcharging homeowners on force-placed insurance policies has survived a motion to dismiss.

New Century Bancorp in Dunn, N.C., has agreed to buy Select Bancorp in Greenville, N.C.

The state has reached a settlement with five payday lenders under which they would be prevented from collecting on certain loans and pay restitution to customers, Eric Schneiderman's office announced Monday.

Ellie Mae plans to update its platform to help underwriters comply with the latest federal mortgage guidelines.

CommunityOne Bancorp in Charlotte, N.C., has been freed from the threat of prosecution for allegedly ignoring a $40 million Ponzi scheme run by a customer.

The chairman of City National Corp. in Los Angeles is passing the role to his son.

Bridge Bancorp in Bridgehampton, N.Y., has agreed to buy FNBNY Bancorp in Merrick, N.Y.

Cynthia Merkle has joined the $2.5 billion-asset mutual as executive vice president and COO, it announced Friday.

Mooney is joining AT&T’s (NYSE:T) board of directors, the telecommunications company announced Friday. She will sit on the corporate development and finance committee.

The $840 million-asset company will take a third-quarter charge of about $10 million on the sale of the loans, which have a book value of $33 million, it said.