Farmers National (FMNB) in Canfield, Ohio, has finally reached a separation agreement with a chief executive it ousted six months earlier.

The private student loan default rate dropped to 3.4% in the fourth quarter ended December 31 and will continue to decline in 2014, according to Moody's Investors Service. But

To make the process fairer to small banks, regulators should issue community bank summaries during the proposal stage, not when releasing final rules. They also should do more outreach to small banks and extend comment periods on major rules, writes the ABA's Hugh Carney.

Portland, Ore. residents who continue to dodge city's art tax may face collection actions.

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Hudson Valley Holding (HVB) in Yonkers, N.Y., announced Friday that the chief administrative officer of its bank is leaving to take the helm of a New York trust.

The Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. issued two consent orders and terminated 21 enforcement actions in February, according to its latest roundup of regulatory orders.

A recap of the informed opinions (and the discussions they generated) on BankThink this week.

The Minnesota-based regional bank once invested in community banks but is pulling back from that strategy, as the recent sale of its shares in a Virginia institution illustrated.

Rising home prices have emboldened some lenders to search for remaining underwater borrowers who have not refinanced. Wishful thinking? Maybe, but with home purchases scare, lenders have few other options.

The U.S. Post Office should get into banking. With that assertion, agency Inspector General David Williams created quite a stir a few months ago. Behind the proposal are dueling postal officials with very different policy positions and agendas. Plus a murmur of momentum on Capitol Hill. American Banker reporter Kevin Wack explains.

Golden Pacific Bancorp and financial technology firm Better Finance have teamed up to create an online lending program that is designed to sharply reduce the time it takes to approve and process an SBA loan.

David Williams, the U.S. Postal Service's inspector general, defends a proposal — that the Postal Service should get into banking — that has come under fire from many in the financial industry.

The $3 billion-asset said in a press release Thursday that Matthew Lindenbaum, principal of Basswood Capital Management, had become a director.

JPMorgan Chase (JPM) has named John Simmons, 43, its head of middle-market commercial banking.

Credit Karma settled Federal Trade Commission charges that it misrepresented the security of its mobile app and thus failed to secure the transmission of millions of consumers’ sensitive personal information.

WASHINGTON — Senate Banking Committee leaders said Friday they would hold a panel vote on April 29 to reform the housing finance system.

The Tennessee-based payday lending operation is accused of spamming thousands of people with unwanted text messages.

M&A has been marked by the pursuit of earning assets in recent years, but banks that have cracked the organic loan growth code are looking to buy deposit-heavy banks before interest rates rise.

MyECheck, a payment technology developer, has licensed its mobile payment system to three companies.