The Federal Trade Commission cleared Fidelity National's $2.9 billion deal for Lender Processing Services on condition that Fidelity sell a copy of databases serving six Oregon counties to preserve competition.

Huntington Bancshares (HBAN) in Columbus, Ohio, plans to close nine branches after its acquisition of Camco Financial (CAFI) in Cambridge, Ohio.

Anchor Bancorp Wisconsin in Madison plans to return to the Nasdaq through an offering of common stock after it restructured debt by filing for bankruptcy.

The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS), the country's central bank, has decided not to interfere with transactions made in the digital currency.

A man dressed in Kris Kringle's trademark snowy beard and red stocking cap robbed a SunTrust Banks (STI) branch in Port Orange, Fla., on Monday, according to multiple news reports.

For the second time in a little over a year, regulators have punished the credit card giant for allegedly using deceptive marketing and unfair billing practices in selling add-on products.

In a wide-ranging interview, Carver Bancorp CEO Deborah Wright says she expects 2014 to see the New York bank target more underbanked customers, expand lending to nonprofits and serve as a beacon of hope to other minority-owned banks.

Three states recently legalized Internet wagering, but so far banks have been reluctant to let gamblers use credit cards to make their bets.

Unregulated entities face a tough road ahead. More banks will align IT risk with enterprise risk management. Banks will place heightened emphasis on their overall risk management vision, and data architecture will emerge as critical competency.

MutualFirst Financial (MFSF) in Muncie, Ind., has exited the Treasury Department's Small Business Lending Fund.

First West Virginia Bancorp (FWV) in Wheeling has shifted some of its leaders following the death of its longtime chief executive.

Underperformance was a matter of perspective this year. A strong stock market provided a lift to all banks with more than $20 billion in assets, though these institutions underperformed relative to the 30% rise in the KBW Bank Stock Index.

MBT Financial (MBTF) in Monroe, Mich., is selling $14 million of common stock to two institutional investors and will sell another $6 million of stock through a rights offering.

Parke Bancorp (PKBK) in Sewell, N.J., has raised roughly $20 million in a private placement.

JPMorgan Chase & Co. (JPM), the biggest U.S. bank, increased spending and withdrawal limits it imposed on 2 million customers who used debit cards at Target Corp. (TGT) during the retailer's data breach.

WASHINGTON - PNC Financial has reached a $35 million settlement with the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and Department of Justice over allegations that National City Bank - which PNC acquired in 2008 - made higher-priced mortgage loans to minorities.

When Tom Curry was first named as comptroller, there were some doubts about whether he was the right pick to address the industry's problems and the agency's battered reputation. Yet during the past year, Curry has reasserted the OCC's role in banking regulation and appears distinctly more comfortable in his role.

WASHINGTON — The American Bankers Association plans to challenge the Volcker Rule in court unless regulators immediately suspend portions of the controversial regulation that restrict certain collateralized debt obligations of trust-preferred securities.

Banks that want to expand via M&A will face a special challenge in 2014. The failed-bank market has quieted, but regulatory costs and other factors that are expected to drive open-bank M&A haven't coalesced quite yet, says bank M&A advisor Randy Dennis.

The number of homes in foreclosure fell sharply in the third quarter as fewer and fewer borrowers fell behind on their mortgages, according to a report released Monday by the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency.