Underwater homeowners in New York state may soon have a new way to reduce the principal on their mortgages.

A large number of healthy community bank have struggled to gain access to capital. StoneCastle Financial hopes to change that.

Bank of America Corp. is counting on "more frisky" borrowers and Wells Fargo & Co. expects continued gains in credit quality to make 2014 "incrementally" better for their industry.

Jacksonville Bancorp (JAXB) in Florida has filled its opening for a chief executive.

Rep. Mel Watt cleared a procedural hurdle in the Senate Tuesday toward becoming the next director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency, with a final confirmation vote to come as early as this afternoon.

Wells Fargo & Co. (WFC), which has set aside the least money for legal costs among the four biggest U.S. banks, will conduct an internal review of its ethics as the industry grapples with a surge in probes and lawsuits.

State financial regulators have received few applications for licensing Bitcoin businesses even as they've handled many inquiries about them, according to David Cotney, the commissioner of banks in Massachusetts.

An online survey revealed that one in 10 people who are married or living together classified their spouse or live-in partner as a "financial bully."

Mid-size regional banks are facing the highest level of customer attrition, squeezed by better service at small banks and better distribution and scale at larger rivals, according to J.D. Power. Rocky Clancy, vice president of financial services at J.D. Power, discusses how certain regional banks, including Cullen/Frost (CFR) and Huntington (HBAN), are outperforming and setting an example for other banks' customer satisfaction levels.

Bank of Hawaii (BOH) will reportedly delay its exit from American Samoa until the territory can recruit another bank.

When Sterling Bank rebranded following the financial crisis, we conducted focus groups with customers and employees. Engaging these groups ensured that any new or refined messages were believable and authentic to the organization.

The president and chief executive of Pacific Premier Bancorp (PPBI) in Irvine, Calif., has been elected to the board of the Federal Home Loan Bank of San Francisco.

Heritage Oaks Bancorp (HEOP) in Paso Robles, Calif., plans to cut about 18% of its workforce and close five branches after it buys Mission Community Bancorp (MISN) in San Luis Obispo, Calif.

The banking industry's reputation took a major hit in the wake of the financial crisis. Now consumers are seeing banks in a better light, according to a new survey from the American Customer Satisfaction Index.

The regulator for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac on Monday directed the two housing finance giants to raise fees for all loans in an effort to bring private capital back into the mortgage market and better reflect the credit risks of borrowers.

Bank of the Ozarks (OZRK) in Little Rock, Ark., has agreed to buy Bancshares Inc. in Houston.

A group of state regulators issued a paper calling on federal regulators to do a better job of exempting small banks from their regulations, including urging the CFPB to provide more exemptions for small banks to its "Qualified Mortgage" rule.

Executives at NewBridge Bancorp share insiders' views on the challenges of making loans and pursuing M&A in a state where big banks, regionals and well-funded community banks have created heavy competition.

U.S. Bancorp's (USB) wealth management division has appointed Benton Reichenau as head of product services.

Following pressure from the governors of Colorado and Washington, the agencies say they're considering steps to lessen banks' risk when establishing relationships with pot dispensaries and producers.