The Interfaith Center on Corporate Responsibility says a report scheduled to be released by year's end will go a long way toward restoring the bank's credibility with shareholders following a string of legal skirmishes. The group is also pushing for changes at Bank of America and Wells Fargo.

Farmers Capital Bank in Frankfort, Ky., said a change in the rules governing allotments by active-duty service members will shave more than $800,000 off its bottom line next year.

A Florida-based mortgage modification business and its owner are banned from the industry as part of a settlement resolving Federal Trade Commission charges that he tricked financially strapped consumers into paying for mortgage-relief services that he never provided.

A federal monitor is investigating whether Ocwen Financial is treating borrowers fairly after a whistleblower said the company may have improperly influenced which mortgages were picked for a compliance review.

Northwest Bancshares in Warren, Pa., has agreed to buy LNB Bancorp in Lorain, Ohio.

Ed Clark took Toronto-Dominion Bank from nowhere in the U.S. to the nation's 15th-largest bank holding company in a single decade — but his even-keeled, conscientious leadership philosophy is perhaps his most valuable legacy.

The $16.3 billion-asset UMB will pay $182.5 million in stock for the Marquette, which is owned by the Pohlad family. The acquisition, which values Marquette at 160% of its tangible book value, is expected to close in mid-2015.

WASHINGTON — The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has its sights set on prepaid and debit cards offered to college students as such products are filling the gaps left by credit card issuers which have largely left the space, according to a study released by the agency Monday.

Chinese banks, desperate to attract customers who are finding alternatives for their savings, are turning to giveaways. On offer at one branch in Beijing: an iPhone 6 Plus or a Mercedes-Benz.

City National Bank in Los Angeles is launching a new online magazine with a goal of driving more traffic to its website.

A controversial plan to reform the bankruptcy code would shift the balance of power between debtors and creditors, resulting in extensive — but difficult to forecast — changes to the banking industry.

Marketplace lender Social Finance may pursue a larger initial public offering than expected, CEO Mike Cagney said. Progress in its mortgage business and a new lending app will be pivotal to the company's future, he said.

The global ATM market will reach $21.9 billion by 2020, according to a new study by Allied Market Research.

The Federal Trade Commission is taking action against two auto dealer groups, operating in five states with more than two dozen retail stores, for civil penalties for violating FTC administrative orders prohibiting them from deceptively advertising the cost of buying or leasing a car.

Two credit-reporting companies say that a jump in lending to borrowers with poor credit has helped lead to a growing number of Americans falling behind on their car payments.

The payday loan industry in South Dakota is warning about possible far-reaching problems if a coalition seeking to ban such lending in the state succeeds.

Bridge Bancorp in Bridgehampton, N.Y., has agreed to buy Community National Bank in Melville, N.Y.

Trevor Burgess, CEO of C1 Financial, brings an investment banker's irreverence to the normally decorous business of community banking. But he's produced a record that backs up his brash talk.

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The $5.9 billion-asset company said in a press release Friday that it has offered the subordinated notes in a private placement to unnamed institutional investors.