The company would prefer buying banks with $5 billion to $10 billion in assets unless it finds an appealing alternative in a strategic market such as Raleigh or Nashville.

JPMorgan Chase, Bank of America and PNC reported lackluster revenue growth as higher trading fees and increases in commercial lending barely compensated for consumer-side challenges.

Violations of Bank Secrecy Act and anti-money-laundering compliance remain a hot topic for financial institutions as regulators can bar them from branch building and bank acquisitions. Here are some notable regulatory actions that are still unresolved.

Groundbreaking ceremonies, donations to worthy causes and more great givebacks from credit unions to the communities they serve.

The deal expands Post Oak’s existing operations around Houston

While the rising interest rate environment has gotten a lot of attention, plenty of other factors will play a role in CUs’ financial fortunes in the year ahead, including a potential Dodd-Frank rollback, rising delinquencies and more.

William Davis Jr. was the company’s CEO from 1996 to 2009

Robins Financial recognizes trio of top employees, Numerica ramps up lending department and more CU professionals in the news.

The San Francisco private bank reported double-digit gains in originations and noninterest income that led to a nearly 30% increase in profits last quarter.

Loans increased, the margin widened and credit quality continued to improve.

The Open Financial Exchange has 7,000 installations. More than a decade ago, the industry saw the data standard as the solution to screen scraping, a practice that bedevils them today.

Fourth-quarter profit dropped 5.4% as revenue from its mortgage business declined, Wells Fargo said Friday.

The Seattle company warned that fourth-quarter profit could fall more than 80% from a year earlier.

Big banks report; Why Goldman is different

JPMorgan Chase said profit rose 24% as bond-trading revenue climbed more than analysts estimated and expenses fell.

PNC’s fourth-quarter profit improved on higher lending to corporate customers for real estate and other loans.

Bank of America, the second-largest U.S. lender by assets, said fourth-quarter profit rose 43% as revenue from fixed-income trading increased and expenses dropped.

The company had been operating for years under a licensing agreement with the San Francisco banking giant.

The California bank, grappling with credit-quality issues, did not say when – or if – a successor will be named

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