CEO Scott Kisting says the Spokane, Wash., which recently agreed to buy the $1.2 billion-asset PremierWest, realizes the value of scale. AmericanWest will still look at banks of different sizes, but it now prefers bigger deals.

MasterCard, which reported $772 million in third-quarter profits on Wednesday, has room to grow internationally.

Ally Financial said Wednesday that it has repaid $2.9 billion of debt issued under the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp.’s Temporary Liquidity Guarantee Program.

Bubble-era claims about the various ways that owning a house could make you and your children happier are coming back to life.

Operations began to return to normal for JPMorgan Chase and Bank of America on Wednesday in areas hard hit by Hurricane Sandy.

A breakdown of M&A announcements in the financial services industry for the week ended Oct. 27

Parkmobile USA, a company that accepts mobile payments for parking charges, is facing a backlash after blaming its fee increase on a recent cap to debit card interchange rates.

Why are there so few women at the top ranks of large banks? One factor: they lose hope. That needs to change, editor-at-large Barbara Rehm says.

First National Bank has agreed to buy City National Bancshares in a deal between Nebraska banks.

First Midwest Bancorp (FMBI) in Itasca, Ill., reported a third-quarter loss after it too steps to resolve $223 million of nonperforming and potentially problem loans.

JPMorgan Chase sued the executive responsible for supervising Bruno Iksil, the trader nicknamed the London Whale for market-moving wagers at the division responsible for a $6.2 billion trading loss.

Demand for loans and fewer credit losses narrowed losses at Hampton Roads Bankshares (HMPR) in Norfolk, Va. in the third quarter.

First Mariner Bancorp (FMAR) posted another quarterly profit, but the Baltimore company said it is still looking for capital.

An increase in mortgage banking revenue contributed to an increase in third-quarter earnings at BOK Financial (BOKF) in Tulsa, Okla.

MasterCard posted a third-quarter profit that beat analysts' estimates as U.S. consumer spending increased.

Westbury Bank in West Bend, Wis., aims to raise as much as $46.8 million and convert to full stock ownership from a mutual holding structure.

LOUISVILLE, Ky. – L & N FCU has started building its 15th branch – its first in Bullitt County.

One of Citigroup's downtown New York offices damaged by Hurricane Sandy will be closed for weeks, the company said Tuesday.

First Financial (THFF) in Terre Haute, Ind., reported a drop in quarterly earnings because of higher expenses and credit costs.

The retail services unit of Alliance Data Systems (ADS) has signed a long-term agreement to provide a private-label credit card program for RainSoft, a company that sells water and air purification products.