Kristin Broughton

WEX, a corporate payment provider, has signed an agreement to provide its Virtual Credit accounts payable platform to Zibrant, a U.K.-based events management company.

Flagstar Bancorp is negotiating with the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau over potential violations in the Troy, Mich., company's default servicing business.

Nacha, the electronic payments association, has stepped up scrutiny of the automated clearing house network in an attempt to weed out fraudulent charges.

The Electronic Payments Association has stepped up scrutiny of its automated clearing house network in an attempt to weed out fraudulent charges.

Sound Community Bank in Seattle has acquired three branches on the Olympic Peninsula from Columbia Bank in Tacoma, Wash.

Columbia Commercial Bancorp in Hillsboro, Ore., has changed its name to Premier Commercial Bancorp.

Landmark Bank in Columbia, Mo., has raised $30 million through a private placement of common stock.

Summit Financial in Moorefield, W.Va., plans to raise roughly $12.8 million through a private placement and a subsequent rights offering.

Home prices increased in June, even as appreciation slowed, according to a report released Monday from Black Knight.

CPI Card Group, a provider of EMV payment services, has agreed to acquire EFT Source, a provider of personalized ATM products.

Stonegate Bank in Pompano Beach, Fla., has agreed to buy Community Bank of Broward in Dania Beach, Fla.

Goldman Sachs is in the final stages of negotiating $1.1 billion settlement with the Federal Housing Finance Agency, according to a news report Friday.

Zumigo, a provider of location-based mobile services, has raised $6 million in a Series B funding round.

PayPal has released an upgraded app for Microsoft's Windows Phone operating system, adding several features already available on iOS and Android devices.

Polonia Bancorp in Huntingdon Valley, Pa., has begun looking for a new president and chief executive to replace its retiring CEO Anthony Szuszczewicz.

HomeTrust Bank faced a legal challenge from HomeTown Bank after it entered southwestern Virginia. The now-resolved dispute serves as a reminder that banks must be aware of branding challenges when they enter new markets.

Payza, a payment processor and digital wallet provider based in London, has released a tool that allows its merchant clients to accept payments from shoppers who have not previously enrolled with Payza.

Southern Bancorp in Arkadelphia, Ark., has agreed to buy the Bank of Bolivar County in Shelby, Miss.

Mutual-to-stock conversions are facing new hurdles, as evidenced by events at a pair of Massachusetts mutuals. Depositors at Beverly Bank recently rejected its proposed conversion, while Reading Co-op Bank changed its bylaws to make it more difficult to convert.

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