Paul Davis

Synovus Financial Corp. said Thursday that Kessell Stelling will remain president and chief executive, permanently succeeding Richard Anthony.

Bank of America Corp. said Wednesday that it has issued 40 grants totaling more than $3.7 million to fund microloan programs.

The new leader of BBVA's U.S. operations has already set a clear direction: countertrend. Manuel Sanchez was reluctant in an interview to display the appetite for acquisitions common among bankers these days, including his former boss.

Several banks on the list of most adoption-friendly workplaces; Madrid-based bank names new leaders for its U.S. ops; Cullen/Frost chief pats himself on the back for declining Tarp.

B of A's competitors are expected to wait and see how its moves sit with the public and with Elizabeth Warren, the special presidential adviser who's setting up the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.

Bank of America Corp. said Thursday that it had hired Ralph Andretta to serve as global affinity products and international card executive.

Bill Isaac's "poppycock" enlivened a book-signing; it's alphabet soup as BBVA becomes the "official bank" of the NBA and a sponsor of the WNBA; and more.

D. Bryan Jordan used the "e" word this week, but he urged likely skeptics not to dismiss First Horizon Corp.'s willingness to revisit expansion as a strategic U-turn. Jordan, the company's chief executive, told attendees at a New York conference hosted by Barclays Capital that First Horizon would consider opening branches in markets outside Tennessee just two years after it retreated to its home state.

BB&T Corp. cautioned that it could experience "elevated charge-offs" in the third quarter as it gets more aggressive in disposing of bad loans.

The heads of JPMorgan Chase & Co., Bank of America Corp., PNC Financial Services Group Inc. and other banking companies said added fees, investments in businesses unrelated to lending and smaller client bases will offset the toll of reform expenses and tepid lending.

Executives with some of the country's largest banks said Monday they see signs that lending markets are thawing, though consumers and businesses remain reluctant to borrow.

Jamie Dimon, before banking; banks again seem ready to attach their names to big sporting venues; BankAtlantic calls off a defamation case; and more.

Just several weeks ago, executives at several large and midsize banks were discussing the need to shrink swelling deposits in response to the lack of loan demand.

Sporting stronger margins and other tangible benefits, BB&T Corp. has quieted the murmurs heard a year ago when it took over the failed Colonial Bank.

Sallie Krawcheck shares Brian Moynihan's mantra; a retail veteran retires at Comerica; speculation over Elizabeth Warren possible CFPB nomination refuses to die

The Financial Accounting Standards Board is considering a new method for calculating reserves as part of a sweeping proposal that has gotten more attention for its fair-value mandate.

Barclays president Robert E. Diamond Jr. holds his own with Phil Mickelson; David Lowman, CEO of JPMorgan Chase's global mortgage operation, touchy about the "F" word.

Half-way through the third quarter, the sentiment of many industry watchers when it comes to loan-loss reserves is that it may be time for bankers to show a little more reserve.

Several banks are actively looking to expand in the Georgia capital, viewing it as a market that will inevitably rebound from its malaise of the past three years.

O.B. Grayson Hall, Regions' president and chief executive, and his lieutenants did not offer any sweeping solutions during presentations to analysts and investors Thursday. But they outlined a series of tactics they said will help the Birmingham, Ala., company make more loans and replace revenue threatened by regulatory reforms.