PNC, U.S. Bancorp and KeyCorp all reported loan growth of at least 5% in the third quarter as they focused heavily on strengthening customer relationships and reaped the benefits of expansion into new markets or business lines. Still, revenue and other challenges remain.

BOK Financial Corp. (BOKF) in Tulsa, Okla., is launching an online mortgage sales channel that will allow the company to reach prospective home buyers in all 50 states.

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is urging policymakers to revamp the disclosure requirements and modification programs of private student loan servicers, similar to changes already enacted in the mortgage industry.

Valley Financial (VYFC) in Roanoke, Va., has exited the Troubled Asset Relief Program after issuing $11 million in subordinated debt to an unnamed accredited investor.

Bank of America posted strong revenue growth in the same quarter its big rivals showed weakness on bread-and-butter banking. But concerns about its higher litigation expenses overshadowed the good news.

Lenders continued to face headwinds in the third quarter as consumer loan demand weakened slightly in some parts of the country while others saw a small boost, according to a Federal Reserve Board report released Wednesday.

New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman has named veteran litigator Chad Johnson to head the state's investor-protection bureau.

Quarterly revenue rose at Community Trust Bancorp (CTBI) in Pikeville, Ky., as its loans and fee income grew.

The chief executive of Banco Popular, Richard Carrión, (BPOP) has resigned from his roles on the International Olympic Committee.

Quarterly profit fell at Westamerica Bancorp (WABC) in San Rafael, Calif., on weaker loan revenue.

Fraud against the elderly is expected to rise as the nation's baby boomers near retirement. Bankers and regulators are keen on trying to get ahead of the issue.

If the states are determined to reform force-placed insurance and the CFPB is determined to reform add-on products, they should propose rules and subject them to meaningful public notice and comment periods.

Pinnacle Financial (PNFP) in Nashville, Tenn., reported a strong third quarter on steady loan growth.

Bank of New York Mellon Corp., the world's largest custody bank, said third-quarter profit unexpectedly rose, helped by a tax court decision.

JPMorgan Chase & Co. (JPM) agreed to pay $100 million to resolve Commodity Futures Trading Commission claims that the company’s London traders last year deployed a reckless strategy in derivatives.

Renasant (RNST) in Tupelo, Miss., posted lower quarterly earnings tied to its purchase of First M&F in Kosciusko, Miss.

The activist investor had vowed to wage a proxy battle next year against Malvern Bancorp unless it addressed concerns about shareholder value

Fee income and improvement in asset quality helped Comerica in Dallas increase third-quarter earnings.

Bank of America, JPMorgan Chase, Citigroup and Wells Fargo got credit for providing $15.4 billion relief to roughly 420,000 underwater borrowers last year, according to the settlement monitor.

KeyCorp (KEY) reported higher third-quarter profit after recording a gain from the sale of its investment management and broker-dealer units.