Greek mythology. Steve Martin movies. Clever use of the word "compost." CEO Ed Wehmer uses whatever he can to make his points to analysts.

San Bernardino County CEO Greg Devereaux said Thursday that the plan to use eminent domain to restructure the loans of underwater borrowers had not receive enough community support.

The credit card network is being targeted by liberal investors over its ties to a conservative group that lobbies at the state level.

Cost-cutting is ahead of schedule at KeyCorp, CEO Beth Mooney said. But analysts asked whether the Cleveland bank is doing enough.

Flagstar Bancorp (FBC) in Troy, Mich., reported its third straight quarter in the black.

BancorpSouth (BXS) in Tupelo, Miss., missed analysts' estimates after its net interest margin compressed.

TD Bank has turned a huge campus in Greenville, S.C., that it inherited from South Financial into a showpiece and home for several business units.

Philip Wenger believes Fulton Financial is well-positioned to court small businesses and consumers, though he is open to acquisitions to help the Pennsylvania company expand.

Pacific Valley Bank in Salinas, Calif., has chosen a Bay Area banker as its chief credit officer.

Following a positive industry reaction to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's Qualified Mortgage regulation, bankers are feeling good about the prospects that the related QRM rule will bring additional flexibility.

Royal Bank of Canada isn't giving up on U.S. consumer banking even after Canada's largest lender took a $1.57 billion writedown on the sale of its money-losing U.S. bank.

An increase in fee income fueled StellarOne (STEL) in Charlottesville, Va., in the fourth quarter.

Wells Fargo is expanding its staff in Georgia by about 3%.

Earnings at Wilshire Bancorp (WIBC) soared in the fourth quarter after the Los Angeles company opted not to set aside funds for problem loans.

Hanmi Financial in Los Angeles reported strong quarterly results Thursday as it continues to explore a possible sale or merger.

Revenue from mortgage banking boosted profits at Taylor Capital Group in the fourth quarter.

Increased lending boosted quarterly results at Sandy Spring Bancorp in Olney, Md.

A recent BankThink post bemoans the one-size-fits-all application of Basel III. But the reason capital rules have become so sweeping is that banks have become bigger, more complex and more connected to the global economy.

JPMorgan Chase, the lender that lost more than $6.2 billion last year from wrong-way bets on credit derivatives, named Cindy Armine as chief compliance officer.

Wells Fargo (WFC) was accused in a lawsuit of mishandling the investments of a collateralized-debt obligations vehicle created by WestLB, a German state-owned bank that was bailed out and dissolved following the 2008 financial crisis.