Bankers say their decisions and progress are retarded by uncertainty about pending government actions. That's nonsense. Seldom has the future been as clear as it is today.

The U.S. Senate confirmed Carol Galante as head of the Federal Housing Administration, the agency she has spent more than a year running as acting FHA commissioner.

The $1.8 billion-asset subsidiary of CNB Financial Corp. (CCNE) said Friday it has appointed Richard Greslick chief operating officer.

TF Financial (THRD) in Newtown, Pa., has agreed to acquire Roebling Financial (RBLG) in New Jersey for $14.5 million in stock and cash.

Mid Penn Bancorp (MPB) in Millersburg, Pa., has repaid the $10 million it owes the Troubled Asset Relief Program.

MB Financial Bank in Chicago has purchased Celtic Leasing, a privately held equipment-leasing company.

United Community Bancorp (UCBA) in Lawrenceburg, Ind., has raised enough funds from its community offering to complete its second-step conversion.

From exposes of questionable practices at megabanks to incursions onto bank turf by nontraditional players, these are American Banker's most popular stories of 2012.

The Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) has won a bid to dismiss a lawsuit that stems from its sale of securities backed by U.S. residential mortgages.

Little guys are getting a rare chance to feast at a big guy's expense. Small banks nationwide are eagerly buying dozens of branches from B of A, which must slim down. However, the buyers are at risk of gorging themselves.

An executive from a Missouri bank has been elected as chairman of the Federal Home Loan Bank of Des Moines.

Covenant Bank in Chicago could fail if it does not raise fresh capital soon.

WASHINGTON — The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau on Friday slightly raised the asset threshold for banks that are required to collect certain mortgage disclosure data, increasing it by $1 million to $42 million.

Unable to seal their deal, C1 Bank and U.S. Century have instead struck a new agreement that would still give C1 a foothold in the Miami area.

"Deposit fee" is one of the more popular terms being used in new naming conventions, while some banks are scrapping their fees altogether.

BankUnited is expanding its footprint in the Sunshine State.

A House panel ended a probe of alleged preferential lending by Countrywide Financial to lawmakers and aides without taking action, saying the "serious matters" submitted for review fall outside its jurisdiction.

United Community Bancorp in Lawrenceburg, Ind., is extending its community offering after receiving insufficient orders for stock to complete its second-step conversion.

The Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. has terminated an enforcement action against HomeStreet Bank in Seattle.

The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency has named Gateway Bank CEO Jeffrey Cheung to a minority advisory committee, and he spilled the beans a little early