Paul Davis

"The Financial Crisis and the Free Market Cure," delivers on expectations that former BB&T chief John Allison would continue to put heavy blame on politicians for the panic of 2008 and the lingering economic malaise.

Landmark Credit Union joins a growing list of tax-exempt institutions finalizing deals to buy banks or thrifts.

Kevin Kabat has been named vice chairman at Fifth Third. The Cincinnati company also said that Greg Carmichael, its chief operating officer, would become its president. There are no plans for Kabat, who has been Fifth Third's CEO since 2007, to leave.

Suffolk Bancorp is looking to grow after a large purge of nonperforming assets under CEO Howard Bluver.

Wintrust Financial (WTFC) has agreed to buy HPK Financial, the parent of Hyde Park Bank and Trust.

Cadence Bancorp has entered San Antonio after hiring a group of lenders from International Bancshares.

The Federal Reserve Board has entered into separate written agreements with Doral Financial (DRL) and State Bank of Geneva.

Old Line Bancshares has agreed to buy WSB Holdings in a deal that will combine two banks based in Bowie, Md.

Unprecedented regulatory demands and competition require banks to continue innovating and diversifying, says Aubrey Patterson, the Tupelo, Miss.-based company's longtime CEO, in a wide-ranging interview.

Urban Partnership Bank, a Chicago bank formed to buy ShoreBank's deposits and assets from the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. in 2010, has agreed to buy a large branch in Chicago's South Side from Northern Trust (NTRS).

Beth Mooney believes regional banks have a competitive advantage against their largest competitors given the "onerous" compliance requirements for $1 trillion-asset banks under the Dodd-Frank Act.

Sandy Weill's call to break up big banks invoked the Main Street bankers who have blasted Wall Street fat cats like him for years. What next for him — a director post at a small bank in Peoria?

The next six months are critical to the bank if it is to exit Tarp and stay independent, says Kessel Stelling, the Columbus, Ga., company’s chairman and CEO.

Business borrowers are worried about the economy, and that could slow the momentum in lending the rest of the year, the heads of BB&T, Fifth Third and Huntington warn. However, banks can survive by stealing market share, focusing on stronger markets and managing risk, executives say.

Fifth Third Bancorp (FITB) boosted quarterly profits thanks to slightly stronger revenue and a special gain associated with a former processing unit.

BB&T's second-quarter earnings soared as the Winston-Salem, N.C., company reported strong improvement in lending, noninterest income and credit quality.

Authorities are searching for Aubrey Lee Price, a former director of Montgomery Bank & Trust, on charges that he bilked investors out of $40 million since 2008.

John Allison's new book will examine the causes of the 2008 financial crisis and argue against excessive bank regulation. The announcement comes a day after Allison was tapped to lead the Cato Institute, a libertarian think tank.

The Libertarian think tank has turned to the veteran banking veteran to resolve a longstanding battle between its co-founders.

Capital One Financial (COF) has settled a longstanding legal dispute with former executive John Kanas.