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.

Timberline Financial, a New York debt relief company, announces that Teresa Dodson, senior vice president, will moderate a panel discussion next week of accounts receivable management industry executives on the topic of improving the liquidation of “Cease and Desist” collection accounts.

Susquehanna Bancshares in Lititz, Pa., reported lower quarterly profit after its net interest margin compressed.

Peoples Financial reported a quarterly loss after two bad loans put a crater in the Biloxi, Miss., company's bottom line.

Heartland Financial USA in Dubuque, Iowa, has agreed to buy Community Banc-Corp of Sheboygan in Wisconsin.

Texas Capital Bancshares in Dallas reported an increase in third-quarter earnings, as higher lending compensated for lower yields.

DBA International has announced the first certified collection law firm under its expanded certification program.

ATMs are an important component of the move to EMV chip payment technology in the U.S.

Heightened U.S. regulatory scrutiny of leveraged lending is leading the biggest banks to back away from funding some takeovers financed by debt, creating an opportunity for smaller competitors to step in.

WASHINGTON — Mortgage lenders will have 210 days to fix errors in their calculations of points and fees and reimburse borrowers for any overages under a final rule issued by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.

The payments company and big-bank trade group plans to create a ubiquitous, real-time payment system over the coming years, supplementing the push for same-day settlement of ACH transactions.

Flagstar Bank lost $27.6 million in the third quarter, driven by a Consumer Financial Protection Bureau penalty of $37.5 million, the Troy, Mich., lender said Wednesday.

WASHINGTON – The Federal Reserve Board and Securities and Exchange Commission on Wednesday both signed off on an interagency rule requiring securitizers to hold 5% of the credit risk on loans sold to investors.

Union First Market Bankshares in Richmond, Va., is seeing the benefits of its acquisition of StellarOne in Charlottesville, Va.

Richard Davis, the head of U.S. Bancorp, is generally known for conservative, reliable guidance, but he is sticking by his rosy forecast for 2015 despite an economy with a lot of question marks and his bank's flat third-quarter performance.

San Diego Private Bank has agreed to buy all the loans and deposits of First Security Business Bank in Orange, Calif.

Discover Financial Services plans to make it easier for its credit card users to redeem their cash rewards points, the latest salvo in the industry-wide competition to lure customers with more generous perks.

Northern Trust in Chicago reported slightly lower third-quarter profits, as an increase in fee-based income was offset by higher operating expenses.

New York banking regulator Benjamin Lawsky's latest crackdown on Ocwen Financial may undo Ocwen's deal to buy billions of dollars of mortgage-servicing rights from Wells Fargo, and it could complicate similar deals involving other banks and servicers.