Paul Davis

O.B. Grayson Hall best be ready for a tough crowd Thursday. Hall and his fellow top executives from Regions Financial Corp. will host the company's investor day in New York, and it promises to be anything but the benign kind of occasion industry executives used to enjoy.

First Citizens Bancshares Inc. is one of the more peculiar success stories — and for that reason, its small band of followers say, worthy of imitation by struggling peers in need of fresh ideas.

A recent capital raise helped Synovus Financial Corp. stave off a ratings downgrade by Moody's Investors Service.

Despite the battering banks have taken in commercial real estate, some large players are wading back into a CRE pool drained of competitors.

Bank of America Corp. has pledged $10 million for grants to nonprofit lenders with the expectation that those groups could leverage the money tenfold.

Popular tries rebranding effort in Chicago; Another former colleague added to Krawcheck's B of A unit; Wells opens 5 East Coast offices aimed at global business; and more.

Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria SA reported Wednesday that profits in its U.S. operations rose in the second quarter as problem loans eased slightly.

O.B. Grayson Hall — who took over as chief executive April 1 — said during a second-quarter conference call Tuesday that the company will reenter the indirect auto lending business this quarter after quitting it two years ago.

Most large and regional banking companies are drowning in deposits, raising concern that excess liquidity could be a drag on earnings in coming quarters.

BB&T Corp. and PNC Financial Services Group Inc. were among those discussing Thursday how they are purging such assets at an accelerated rate, citing improved buyer interest and better pricing, particularly for residential development and mortgages.

Financial reform backlash from several bank chiefs; Calif. homeowner squares off with JPMorgan Chase CEO at shareholders meeting; US Bank chief channels his inner teenager on earnings call.

Banks that do business from California to New York said Wednesday that static business borrowing last quarter has dampened hopes that loan demand could pick up by as soon as yearend.

Bank of America raised almost all the same questions as its fellow megabanks did last week and got no closer to resolving them.

Bank of America Corp. raised almost all the same questions as its fellow megabanks did last week and got no closer to resolving them.

Sterling of New York's man in Louisiana; JPMorgan Chase gives CFO Mike Cavanagh a send-off; Chase, Citi and U.S. Bancorp vie for top billing in loyalty.

OCC head Dugan will step down Aug.14; "The regulator from Hell" joins the National Foundation for Credit Counseling; CIT hailed five new chiefs in the past two months; and more.

The baseball credo "hit 'em where they ain't" might be the best way to describe some bankers' unlikely advice that now is the time to wade into commercial real estate lending.

Bank of America Corp. has completed the sale of First Republic Bank to a private-equity investor group.

Bankers have spent months saying they are making every good loan possible, and now regulators are demanding more information to prove it.

BB&T Corp. has awarded restricted stock worth $11.6 million to five executives — with one notable catch. The stock will vest only if the Winston-Salem, N.C., company posts a higher return on equity than the average of a 12-bank peer group over a three-year period, it said Friday in a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.