Katie Kuehner-Hebert

Small merchants in are in no hurry to install EMV card readers, contending that losses from counterfeit credit cards are minimal. That worries bankers, who fear that they could end up looking bad if a small business is victimized by fraud and is then left to absorb the loss.

As the New York company books more loans, it is also relying less on mortgage-backed securities.

Signature Bank's CEO, Joseph J. DePaolo, answers the skeptics

Churches aren't always pristine credits, especially in this economy. But some banks have new strategies to keep church construction loans on track.

With the financial industry pulling out of its slump, on-campus recruiting by banks is back on the upswing. But now, it's the interviewees who are asking some of the toughest questions.

Should bank directors and officers have to give up their insurance coverage for civil money penalties?

Bank stocks and the broader markets had a choppy day Tuesday amid mixed reports about industrial activity and retail sales.

Bank stocks and the broader markets rose Monday on a better-than-expected report on retail sales and a pledge by Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke to keep interest rates low.

Bank stocks were choppy Friday amid mixed economic news, falling off in afternoon trading as investors took whatever gains they had.

The KBW Bank Index fell 2.08% Thursday, as investors took gains from earlier rallies. The broader markets fell despite a better-than-expected drop in initial unemployment gains to 502,000, for the week ended Nov. 7.

Bank stocks and the broader markets rose Wednesday on encouraging news from both China and the Federal Reserve.

Bank stocks fell Tuesday as investors took their profits from Monday's rally. The KBW Bank Index fell 1.42%, after rising 3.55% the day before on news that the G-20 leaders would continue to stimulate their economies.

Bank stocks and the broader markets rose Monday after the Group of 20 leaders this weekend pledged to continue stimulating their respective economies until a recovery was more certain.

East West Bancorp's takeover of the failed United Commercial Bank not only catapulted the struggling firm to new prominence, but it also sets up a showdown in California between the two biggest Chinese-American lenders.

Bankers are grasping to find a new conventional wisdom on deposits. The quest for core deposits was supposed to be king in the new back-to-basics, retail-driven business model.

Bankers are grasping to find a new conventional wisdom on deposits. The quest for core deposits was supposed to be king in the new back-to-basics, retail-driven business model.

Bank stocks lost ground but were not punished too severely on the news Friday that unemployment had topped 10%.

Bank stocks and the broader markets rallied Thursday after better-than-expected news about jobless claims and worker productivity.

Bank stocks had a choppy day after mixed reports on the economy and the industry before closing lower.

Bank stocks rose on positive economic news and analyst upgrades. The KBW Bank Index fell into negative territory in the afternoon as investors took profits, but rebounded to close up 0.90%.