Metro Bancorp (METR) in Harrisburg, Pa., is facing pressure from an investor to sell itself.

Share of The Bancorp (TBBK) plummeted a day after the Wilmington, Del., company disclosed that it had been hit with a consent order tied to the Bank Secrecy Act.

Some regional and large community banks are retaining more mortgages for investment because better-than-average deposit growth has given them extra cash they need to deploy. However, they are selective about which mortgages they keep.

A number of banks are looking at checking accounts without overdraft fees or check writing as a way to reach new customers and deepen relationships.

A payment processing company has settled charges that it helped facilitate a credit card interest rate reduction scam that bilked tens of thousands of consumers out of nearly $10 million.

A former U.S. Bank employee, believed to be the man suspected of taking bribes from a Florida-based debt buyer, is currently awaiting sentencing for taking kickbacks in another case.

American International Group Inc. (AIG) promoted Peter Hancock to chief executive officer as the company focuses on growth after his predecessor stabilized the insurer and paid back a 2008 government bailout.

Many of the complex and costly regulations implemented under the Dodd-Frank Act are unnecessary and burdensome for community banks. A two-tiered regulation system is the clear solution.

First Republic Bank (FRC) in San Francisco expects to raise up to $400 million through a debt offering.

ACA International responded to criticism of a proposal that would allow private collection agencies to recover unpaid taxes owed to the Internal Revenue Service.

Expresscoin is launching a digital currency purchasing platform that the company says will offer the "personal customer service" that has been missing from the Bitcoin environment.

The North Carolina company will pay more than $637 million for First Citizens Bancorp., a South Carolina bank. Both companies are majority owned by the Holding family.

Peoples Bank of Indianola in Iowa has agreed to buy Pleasantville State Bank in Iowa.

Nigel Morris, a co-founder of Capital One Financial (COF), has joined the board of the parent company of loan marketplace Prosper.

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is taking longer than expected to issue rules on financial products like prepaid cards, payday loans, and student loans but Director Richard Cordray sought to reassure lawmakers Tuesday the agency would address many of those areas within the year.

The Massachusetts attorney general's lawsuit against Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac seeks to aid a nonprofit whose CEO has close political ties to Martha Coakley's gubernatorial campaign.

A total of 14 M&A transactions involving health care revenue cycle vendors were completed in the 12 months ended March 31 for a combined $310 million in deal value, according to a report.

JPMorgan Chase and Capital One are among the issuers wooing business owners besides longtime player American Express. Their enticements include generous rewards and convenient expense management tools.

The $1 billion-asset company disclosed in a regulatory filing Tuesday that it sold Tri-State General Insurance Agency to an unnamed buyer for $2.9 million.

Loan demand seems to be returning, but not fast enough for many bankers and their investors. Bankers discuss the various things holding back a return to blow-out quarters of loan growth.