In the past, bank investment aimed at gaining a proprietary edge through new methods of consumer payment has consistently been poorly rewarded. Expect another repeat.

Community Trust Financial of Ruston, La., has received a $45 million investment from Pine Brook, a New York private-equity firm, the two firms announced Monday.

Industry marketing execs urge a focus on satisfying customers, communicating via social media and CEO support for a strong brand.

Bankia SA, the largest Spanish bank due to receive a European bailout, plans to seek buyers for its Florida unit early next year in a sale that may fetch at least $500 million, people with knowledge of the matter said.

Sterling Financial (STSA) in Spokane, Wash., will buy three branches around Seattle from a unit of Boston Private Financial (BPFH).

Know where - and when - your bank's target audience goes online for information and social interaction. It’s better to have just two social media channels that are well-supported than five left unattended.

Some struggling homeowners left out of current mortgage-aid programs because their loans have been packaged into private securities could see their interest rates cut through a subsidy being considered by the Treasury Department.

Kevin Cummings makes our list of Community Bankers to Watch as his New Jersey mutual thrift mulls a second-step conversion and possible acquisitions around New York.

A healthy bank preemptively sells. Unspent capital burns a hole in a private-equity investor's pocket. A niche player waves the white flag. These are among six deal scenarios you'll see repeatedly next year.

Investors Bancorp's Kevin Cummings says the mutual thrift is ready to take the next step in its process of converting to a publicly owned company.

After doing two deals in 2012, Investors Bancorp's Kevin Cummings is ready to consider more worthwhile acquisitions.

Investors Bancorp's CEO explains why the company is expanding in the New York area, despite stiff competition from bigger banks.

Some are in new roles, some taking their banks in new directions and others most definitely on the hot seat. All eyes will be on these chief executives in the year ahead.

Michael Perry will pay the FDIC $1 million in cash from his personal funds, while the FDIC can seek the rest from Perry's professional liability insurers.

WASHINGTON — Community Bank of the Ozarks in Sunrise Beach, Mo., became the nation’s 51st failed bank of the year late Friday after it was closed by state regulators.

The rising price of bank targets along the central California coast could make expansion there more difficult, PacWest CEO Matt Wagner recently told investors at a meeting hosted by Sandler O'Neill.

Deposits in accounts temporarily protected by unlimited insurance represented more than 10% of assets at more than 900 banks at Sept. 30

Overdraft revenue at banks and credit unions is rebounding a bit after a sharp decline that began in 2008, newly released data shows.

Cornerstone Financial in Mount Laurel, N.J., said it will net renew the current contract for George Matteo, the company's chairman, president and chief executive.

Brian Moynihan said Friday the housing market continues to improve, but warned that a full transition to a largely privatized mortgage finance system is years, if not decades, away.