Paul Davis

Jesse Jackson pushes B of A CEO Moynihan to suspend mortgage payments for the unemployed and those serving in Afghanistan and Iraq; Atlanta City issues an arrest warrant for JPMorgan Chase and Jamie Dimon; U.S. District Court Judge Jed Radkoff cites Yogi Berra in his opinion on the SEC's settlement with B of A; and more.

BB&T Corp. is spreading its risk, joining the migration of bigger banks toward small business and smaller individual loan exposures. Really small, in BB&T's case.

Bank of America Corp. investors authorized an increase to the company's outstanding shares, completing a plan to exit the Troubled Asset Relief program.

Synovus Financial Corp. has promoted the chief executive at one of its biggest banks to become the Columbus, Ga., company's president and chief operating officer.

Regions Financial Corp. is reshuffling management just weeks before new CEO Grayson Hall is set to succeed C. Dowd Ritter.

Regions Financial Corp. is reshuffling management just weeks before new CEO Grayson Hall is set to succeed C. Dowd Ritter.

The move could foreshadow broader changes that may squeeze lenders' already tight margins, raise deposit-gathering costs and discourage lending when the political pressure to rev it up is high.

"Stop Too Big to Fail" campaign gains steam; Risk Management Association chooses one of its own to fill CEO post; Banks' eco-friendliness a matter of perception; and more.

B of A said Thursday that Kunal Kamlani will join the Charlotte company next month as a managing director and head of global investment solutions.

A concern is that the laggards keep falling behind and face temptation to get aggressive, perhaps introducing new risk to balance sheets already roughed up by the recession.

The entire industry still faces serious challenges, but analysts say five regional banking companies are beginning to stand out.

Banks should pay for proprietary trading, says former Fed Gov. Bies; Wall St. big earners looking at ways to hedge exposure to their bonuses; and more.

Banks have been roundly criticized for shortcomings in their loan modification efforts, but executives said Wednesday that they are learning from their mistakes and experimenting with alternatives to help stressed borrowers.

Advocacy group accuses big banks of swinish behavior in new ads; new BofA CEO has his own Starbucks drink; lending on the mind of Wells' execs, although no specific details emerge; and more.

Bankers often accuse regulators of fighting the wrong war, and that divide is as visible as ever on the question of interest rate risk.

First Horizon National Corp. has shut down its institutional equity research business after a deal announced last summer fell through.

Synovus Financial Corp. said Thursday that it plans to consolidate to a single charter by midyear, punctuating the demise of its one-time signature business model.

U.S. Bancorp recoils from 'big bank' label; Outgoing bank exec will not stay on company's board; Some banks receive top marks in the tough economy, survey says.

With more than half of BBVA Compass' branches based in the Lone Star state, the unit's large 2009 loss tied to commercial real estate loans is casting doubt on Texas's immunity to the economy.

O.B. Grayson Hall has his work cut out for him as the incoming chief executive of struggling Regions Financial Corp.