City National in Los Angeles reported higher third-quarter earnings, due to a sharp rise in trust and brokerage revenue.

Bank of New York Mellon has named James Wiener chief risk officer. His appointment at the $337 billion-asset bank takes effect Nov. 24.

BSB Bancorp in Belmont, Mass., reported that its third-quarter earnings more than doubled from a year earlier on higher net interest income.

Most of the securitized single-family market is currently exempt, but only a tiny part of the commercial equivalent is. However, nonexempt commercial will get more expensive to issue, and the single-family exemption could change.

City Holding in Charleston, W.Va., reported lower quarterly earnings.

Metro Bank of Harrisburg, Pa., which is facing a challenge from an activist investor, posted higher quarterly earnings.

CVB Financial in Ontario, Calif., reported a slight uptick in third-quarter earnings after loans and expenses increased from its acquisition of American Security Bank.

Sun Bancorp in Mount Laurel, N.J. reported a quarterly loss as it continues to shrink its balance sheet.

A U.S. district court in Miami has temporarily shut down a fraudulent debt collection operation that deceived thousands of Spanish-speaking consumers nationwide and attempted to collect money they didn't owe.

Peapack-Gladstone Financial in Bedminster, N.J., could raise up to $50 million by selling stock.

Bank United in Miami Lakes, Fla., reported lower quarterly profit as declining yields offset a rapidly expanding loan portfolio.

Auto loans in Canada have quadrupled since 2007, putting lenders including Toronto-Dominion Bank and Royal Bank of Canada at bigger risk of losses in an economic slump, Moody's Investors Service said.

State Bank Financial in Atlanta more than doubled quarterly earnings on gains from acquisitions and noninterest income.

United Community Banks in Blairsville, Ga., reported higher quarterly profit that benefited from loan growth and a stable net interest margin.

Columbia Banking System in Tacoma, Wash., reported higher quarterly profits that featured lower costs.

The price of crude oil has fallen 25% in four months, but banks most closely tied to the energy industry aren't worried. They say risk-mitigation strategies make a bust unlikely, and it would take a severe and prolonged slump to hurt credit quality.

Chemical Financial in Midland, Mich., reported a higher profit thanks to double-digit loan growth and credit-quality improvements.

Soaring student loan delinquencies and the aftershocks of the 2008 economic downturn have kept people in the Millennial generation from being able to buy their own home, Housing and Urban Development Secretary Julián Castro said during a recent speech.

United Financial Bancorp in Glastonbury, Conn., saw its profits surge in the first full quarter after merging with Rockville Financial.

Equifax Inc. reported third-quarter profit jumped 11% as revenue increased 7%, with earnings excluding items slightly above a July projection.