Securing an economically and fiscally sensible approach to housing finance reform is taking a backseat to entrenched political views on both sides of the aisle.

Park National in Newark, Ohio, is giving its president the additional title of chief executive.

Carlyle Group is selling off the last of its stake in Boston Private Financial Holdings (BPFH).

Signature Bank in New York reported its 15th consecutive quarter of record profits as its loan revenue rose substantially.

Second quarter marks against securities have ranged to 5% or more of tangible equity, but markets have looked past the losses and bid up bank stocks.

The study quantifies the sizes of each market segment and their historical growth rates, reviews the key factors behind the figures, incorporates input from interviews with industry figures and sets out a market forecast.

First Niagara Financial in Buffalo, N.Y., has settled another severance issue involving a former executive.

The relationship between traditional financial institutions and startups is a recurring theme in BankThink's series, "The Future Model of Banking." While young companies are nimbler and more innovative, banks have the advantages of regulatory protections and incumbency. So while the disruptive newcomers could make banks obsolete, these entrepreneurs may be able to accomplish more by working with banks than they might on their own.

FirstMerit (FMER) in Akron, Ohio, reported higher second-quarter profit after completing its acquisition of Citizens Republic Bancorp.

Our model must change to reduce embedded friction, whether in the form of fees or complicated processes. We must keep up with the simplicity, usability and transparency customers now demand.

In a case against a payday lending operation, a judge has ruled that American Indian tribes are subject to the FTC Act.

Synovus Financial (SNV) in Columbus, Ga., will raise roughly $125 million through a preferred stock offering.

Improved credit quality pushed up quarterly profit at TCF Financial Corp. in Wayzata, Minn., despite declines in interest and fee revenue.

Shopkick now allows consumers to make purchases directly from its mobile app, which rewards consumers for visiting its merchant clients in-person.

Regions Financial reported lower second-quarter earnings after the Birmingham, Ala., company restructured its debt and redeemed certain securities.

PacWest has agreed to buy CapitalSource for $2.3 billion, a transaction that would fulfill CapitalSource's longtime goal of becoming a full-fledged bank. It is the year's biggest bank deal.

Quarterly profit at BancorpSouth (BXS) in Tupelo, Miss., were nearly unchanged from a year earlier after the company struggled to boost revenue from its balance sheet.

Hancock Holding (HBHC) has agreed to sell 10 Whitney Bank branches that the Gulfport, Miss., company had planned to close, as well as loans and deposits associated with the branches.

With Richard Cordray here to stay, the Consumer Financial Protection on its second anniversary is poised to expand rules, accelerate enforcement actions and resolve looming staff uncertainties.

Zions Bancorp. (ZION) in Salt Lake City reported flat second-quarter results after it redeemed trust-preferred securities and refinanced debt.