The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's annual report on college credit card agreements showed a decline of 23 percent in college agreements from 2011 to 2012.

The spread of Bitcoins is now prompting regulators in Scandinavia to draft new rules in an effort to prevent virtual money from slipping into a legal gray zone.

First Financial Bancorp (FFBC) in Cincinnati has agreed buy First Bexley Bank, in a deal that would bring First Financial into the Columbus market.

Timberland Bancorp (TSBK) in Hoquiam, Wash., will buy back its remaining Troubled Asset Relief Program shares for about $12.1 million.

Bank of Marin Bancorp (BMRC) in Novato, Calif., has named a new chairman.

BNC Bancorp (BNCN) in High Point, N.C., announced two deals Wednesday that would significantly boost its presence in its home state.

What we have seen from the bank regulatory agencies is an unsustainable proliferation of rules. Big banks are taking on water to keep up, while community banks are being swamped.

The Winston-Salem, N.C., company said Wednesday that it agreed to buy 21 Citibank branches in Texas, along with $1.2 billion in deposits and $134 in loans.

BB&T (BBT) in Winston-Salem, N.C., has added its top lawyer to its executive management team.

Increased regulatory pressure, lackluster economic growth and the end of the refinancing boom contributed to another challenging year for the industry, but the following 10 executives found ways to rise above the competition.

JPMorgan Chase (JPM) has sued the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. over Washington Mutual's legal liabilities, the Wall Street Journal reported Tuesday.

New Jersey legislators are pushing a measure that would prevent some identity theft victims from being hassled by debt collectors.

Joseph Lucarelli was elected by the $4.5 million-asset company's board to serve a one-year term starting Jan. 1, the company said in a regulatory filing Tuesday.

JPMorgan Chase pressured customers to repay debts they did not owe, sold collections agencies rights to credit card accounts that had been extinguished in bankruptcy and tolerated frequent errors by its third-party collections attorneys, according to a lawsuit filed by Mississippi Attorney General Jim Hood on Tuesday.

Financial Institutions already disclose their agreements with schools that allow marketing of credit cards, but the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau said that should be extended to debit, prepaid and other products as well.

The diverging responses of the nation's biggest bank and its largest retailer illustrate the broad divide that the Federal Reserve will be seeking to bridge in its effort to encourage a speedier payments infrastructure within a decade.

Keith Darcy, longtime head of the Ethics & Compliance Officer Association and former director of E-Trade Bank and New York National Bank, has joined Deloitte's compliance group as a senior advisor.

As branch traffic declines, community banks are considering how to enter new markets with products such as online and mobile banking.

PNC's decision to slim down and overhaul its branch network could inspire other banks to follow suit and finally start rethinking their expensive and outdated physical locations. American Banker editors discuss why most banks need to close down more branches, and why some regional and community banks remain committed to their existing networks.

TransUnion announced Tuesday that it completed the acquisition of Boca Raton, Fla.-based TLO, a risk information and analytics company.