Nearly one third of retirement plan participants have borrowed against their savings, according to a survey released Wednesday by TIAA-CREF.

Meridian Bank Texas in Fort Worth has acquired State Bank & Trust in Carrolton, Texas.

M&T Bank (MTB) has been ordered to forfeit $560,000 that a teller laundered for drug traffickers.

A bipartisan group of House lawmakers is calling on the White House to select a nominee to the Federal Reserve Board with community banking experience.

Six directors resigned after the company contested an activist investor's successful effort to wrest board control. As a court battle looms and regulators watch, the company could struggle to find replacement directors.

Most people agree there are too many branches, but when a recent research report suggested exactly how many (lots) each bank should cut, bankers circled the wagons.

ViewPoint Financial Group in Plano, Texas, has pushed back the expected closing date for its purchase of LegacyTexas Group, citing a lengthy regulatory approval process.

Small home builders have noticed that lenders are more willing to make construction loans as banks clear their portfolios of bad credits left over from the housing bust.

Allpoint, the global surcharge-free ATM network operated by Cardtronics, will begin to accept check and cash deposits at more than 2,500 U.S. locations by the end of 2014.

Allpoint, the global surcharge-free ATM network operated by Cardtronics, will begin to accept check and cash deposits at more than 2,500 U.S. locations by the end of 2014.

DSG will pursue delinquent bills for ambulance rides under a contract approved Tuesday.

Americans were budget and money conscious with their tax returns this year, according to a survey by American Consumer Credit Counseling, a national financial education nonprofit organization.

Alfred DelliBovi, the former chief executive of Federal Home Loan Bank of New York, will join the board of Flushing Financial Corporation (FFIC) in Lake Success, N.Y.

Univest Corporation of Pennsylvania in Souderton has agreed to buy Valley Green Bank in Mount Airy, Pa.

Highlands Bankshares (HBKA) in Abingdon, Va., has registered nearly $18 million in common and preferred stock for certain shareholders, directors and executives.

Even though Bitcoin merchant processor BitPay is not required to maintain an anti-money laundering (AML) program, the startup maintains one and is beefing it up with the hiring of former Visa executive Tim Byun.

Ocwen Financial Corp. agreed to pay $3.7 million to settle a lawsuit related to mortgage handling.

Forcht Bancorp in Lexington, Ky., has agreed to buy Grant County Bancorp of Williamstown, Ky. Financial terms of Forcht's agreement to buy the $79 million-asset Grant Country Bancorp were not disclosed.

Federal regulators have fined First Southern Bank (FSOF) in Boca Raton, Fla., for violating the National Flood Insurance Act.

Once heavy on grey type, Bank of North Carolina's reports are now dotted with colorful graphs, charts and heat maps so that busy senior executives and board members can quickly assess things like loan data and branch profitability and keep better tabs on the integration of acquired banks.