Jeff Horwitz

Advocacy group accuses big banks of swinish behavior in new ads; new BofA CEO has his own Starbucks drink; lending on the mind of Wells' execs, although no specific details emerge; and more.

One of the less-examined cracks in the foundations of the Federal Housing Administration is the lending done in recent years by home builders' financing arms.

U.S. Bancorp recoils from 'big bank' label; Outgoing bank exec will not stay on company's board; Some banks receive top marks in the tough economy, survey says.

BOK Financial announced Wednesday a $43 million quarterly profit and a $201 million gain for last year.

Zions Bancorp. executives argued this week that their business is getting back to normal, but it might be time for a company with beachheads in the troubled Southwest to redefine what normal is.

Wells Fargo & Co. is expanding its remittance network to eight new countries and more than 1,500 new Mexican distribution points.

Zions Bancorp., still struggling with its commercial real estate portfolio, lost $182 million in the fourth quarter and $1.2 billion for the year but reported improvements in credit quality and capital.

BB&T slightly increased lending in the fourth quarter, particularly to commercial borrowers. It seemed to be trying to get the jump on regional competitors like SunTrust Banks Inc., which said Friday that its commercial lending fell 3% in the quarter.

BB&T slightly increased lending in the fourth quarter, particularly to commercial borrowers. It seemed to be trying to get the jump on regional competitors like SunTrust Banks Inc., which said Friday that its commercial lending fell 3% in the quarter.

John Stumpf made the case Wednesday that the peak of Wells Fargo and Co.'s credit troubles have nearly passed, leaving it with the scale and balance sheet necessary to outpace its rivals in an improving economy.

On Thursday even the announcement of the Obama administration's proposal to tax banks wasn't enough to bring financial stocks down. Today all it took to send them into the red was JPMorgan Chase & Co.'s earnings report.

Wells Fargo & Co. executives will be cross-examined about their loan book next week in a way they haven't been in awhile.

Cleveland officials accused some of the nation's biggest banks of creating a public nuisance through blight. Baltimore and Birmingham, Ala., filed suits alleging the same players created an epidemic of foreclosures by violating the Fair Housing Act.