Many banks are aggressively closing branches to cut costs. Those banks must be mindful about branches in moderate- and low-income neighborhoods or risk downgrades after their next Community Reinvestment Act examination.

Columbia Commercial Bancorp in Hillsboro, Ore., has changed its name to Premier Commercial Bancorp.

A new report from TransUnion indicates consumers are doing a better job of making timely payments even as lenders extend credit more often to people with troubled credit histories.

Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac and Ginnie Mae all overlooked warning signs about Taylor, Bean & Whitaker that make them partly to blame for the mortgage lender's multibillion fraud scheme, according to a government watchdog report.

Jimmy Tallent is leading an impressive comeback at United Community Banks in Georgia. But what's even more impressive is that he got the chance.

The herky-jerky revival in residential real estate is causing headaches and strategic concerns for banks everywhere.

Quotes from Anton Schutz , Nancy Bush, James Gordon, Jaspal Bindra and more.

Rilla Delorier's successor as SunTrust's chief marketing officer is not from banking, but rather is a veteran of tech firms like NCR. Meet Susan Somersille Johnson.

How First National Bank of Green Forest in Arkansas became Anstaff Bank, in a rebranding with a family twist.

The search is on to replace Rich Weaver as commissioner of the Missouri Division of Finance.

Regional banks have been adding some serious firepower to their boards lately.

Keith Mestrich adds a CEO title, as Amalgamated Bank in New York finally announces a successor to Ed Grebow.

Dan Henry is in search of another "aha" moment. The former CEO of NetSpend is interested in staying in payments, but not necessarily in the prepaid cards niche.

SunTrust names Rilla Delorier's successor as CMO; Amalgamated settles on a new CEO, while NetSpend loses one; and lots of new high-profile board members at banks from New York to Hawaii.

Landmark Bank in Columbia, Mo., has raised $30 million through a private placement of common stock.

Summit Financial in Moorefield, W.Va., plans to raise roughly $12.8 million through a private placement and a subsequent rights offering.

Espirito Santo Bank in Miami has hired the investment banking firm FIG Partners to market it to prospective buyers.

BBVA Compass will likely face restrictions on M&A and branching after issues turned up in its recent CRA exam. Though a CRA rating downgrade is bad, some believe the foreign-owned bank is better off than banks that have had compliance issues arise after submitting a merger application.

WASHINGTON -Global Client Solutions, a large payment processor, has agreed to pay $7 million to settle charges by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau that it illegally collected upfront fees from consumers on behalf of debt-settlement companies.

The company will pay more than $6 million in relief to consumers and a $1 million penalty if the proposed enforcement is approved.