Customers Bancorp in Wyomissing, Pa., plans to sell $50 million in common stock.

Farmers Capital Bank in Frankfort, Ky., will consolidate its four banks under a single charter.

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CNB Financial in Clearfield, Pa., has picked a veteran director to be its next chairman, the sixth in the company's 32-year history.

A federal judge in California approved a $2.4 million settlement in a class- action lawsuit against Social Finance, a San Francisco-based online lender.

New documents shed light on the recent incident in which many prepaid card users reported that they were unable to access their own money.

The $3.4 billion-asset company said in a press release that the division will offer a variety of SBA products.

A new exam handbook released by the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency is sparking concerns that the agency is quietly expanding heightened regulatory guidelines meant for larger banks to smaller institutions.

Meta Financial Group in Sioux Falls, S.D., has expansion in mind, citing M&A and other growth-related pursuits as the reasons behind a $75 million debt issuance.

Old Line Bancshares in Bowie, Md., has issued $35 million in subordinated debt to help pay for an acquisition and for growth moves down the road.

Banks have gotten better at detecting digital banking fraud, but the process of closing and reopening accounts is still a mess — and that is what could send more customers packing.

Many energy lenders are paring back exposure to the energy sector, creating opportunities for banks like First Horizon and Bank of the Ozarks.

Carrie Dolan steps down as CFO of Lending Club. All eyes are on Marissa Mayer's next move as the Yahoo-Verizon deal plays out — and speaking of women righting ships: Mary Hines talks about reviving Citi's loyalty program.

A Federal Housing Finance Agency rule that will force some members of the Federal Home Loan Bank System out next year is likely to have a material effect on several of the cooperative institutions.

Mortgage lenders can expand their businesses by catering to borrowers who aren't proficient in English, but doing so requires strategic recruiting and hiring and compliance with federal and state regulations.

Patriot National Bancorp in Stamford, Conn., is in the market for a new chief executive.

Small-business owners are struggling to understand the cost of loans sold by marketplace lenders. To remedy this, the industry must embrace a disclosure box that includes these five principles.

Roger Ferguson is hedging his bet that regulators will go along with his plan to turn TIAA into a financial supermarket.

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has met the requirements for convening small-business review panels, though most panelists said they disagreed with the agency's final rules, the Government Accountability Office said Wednesday.

Lending margins are once again contracting thanks to a confluence of factors, and bankers are doing everything from shifting cash into higher-risk securities to reconfiguring branches to pad profits.