Though regulators gave community banks an exemption for balloon mortgages, they carved out such a narrow definition that some banks would be forced to stop making them.

JPMorgan Chase (JPM) has persuaded a federal judge to dismiss a lawsuit that sought tens of thousands of dollars in overtime pay for its assistant branch managers.

Home equity lending remains miles away from growth, despite anecdotal evidence of a comeback and rising real estate prices that are fortifying loans already on the books.

A century and a half ago, the National Bank Act was born with a mission to promote a strong, vibrant national banking system. What it created was a dual banking system that has been meeting the changing needs of bank customers ever since.

A California man has been accused of running a scheme to prevent banks from foreclosing on properties.

The Treasury Department has begun an auction for its Troubled Asset Relief Program stake in nine more banks.

Huntington Bank (HBAN) is joining with Michigan State University to give fans of the school's football team a new way to show their pride.

Visa is teaming up with phonemaker Samsung Electronics to provide a financial program to enable mobile handsets to be used like a credit or debt card.

Rheo Brouillard, a longtime director at Bankers' Bank Northeast, was tapped to succeed Ralph Shulansky, who died of a heart attack last month.

Credit Suisse may be facing a probe by the Department of Justice over the company's sale of securities backed by residential mortgages, Reuters reported Friday, citing people familiar with the matter.

Take the Federal Housing Administration out of HUD and put it under a commission. A self-funded, independent government corporation would be a major step toward comprehensive housing finance reform.

Michael Crowley Jr., the chief executive at Bank Mutual in Brown Deer, Wis., is stepping down after 45 years with the company.

CO-OP Financial Services hopes the model used in one of the oldest staples of credit union cooperation, the shared branch, can drive new digital commerce innovation such as person-to-person payments and mobile remote deposit capture.

Most large banks are competing to build bigger and better branches, but HSBC is betting that smaller is smarter.

Seacoast Commerce Bank in San Diego has named David Bartram its new chief operating officer.

U.S. banks are looking to capitalize on a dearth of financing for Europe's commercial property market that's driven lending margins to five times the level prior to the 2008 crisis.

Royal Bank of Scotland Group will signal next week it plans to sell a 15% to 25% stake in Citizens Financial Group in Providence, R.I., according to a person familiar with the plan.

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Prepaid card issuer Green Dot (GDOT) has extended its payment processing contract with Total System Services (TSS), the prepaid company disclosed in a Securities and Exchange Commission filing Friday.

Lead Bank in Garden City, Mo., plans to expand the range of services it offers by becoming a state-chartered trust company.