President Barack Obama's re-election is fueling investor concern that homeowner refinancing is set to increase after debt yields tumbled and amid speculation his administration will pursue more aggressive measures to boost the housing recovery.

In advance of Veterans Day, Wells Fargo announced Thursday that it is committing $35 million over three years to assist current and former members of the U.S. military.

An investor group that includes a former executive of Ohio State Bank and Commercial Savings Bank of Ohio has reached a deal to buy Citizens Bank of De Graff.

Capital is important, but ample loan-loss reserves, governed by stringent supervision, are a much more direct, responsive way to account for credit risk.

JPMorgan Chase reached a settlement with the SEC to resolve two investigations related to mortgage-backed bonds handled by JPMorgan and Bear Stearns, which the bank acquired in 2008.

A requirement by Valley National Bank in Tulsa that branch visitors remove anything covering their faces discriminates against Muslims, a civil liberties group says.

WICHITA, Kan. – Wichita FCU on Saturday will break ground on a 10,000-square-foot facility in East Wichita that will be its main branch.

Enterprise Financial Services (EFSC) in St. Louis, Mo., has repurchased the $35 million of preferred stock it had issued to the Treasury Department under the Troubled Asset Relief Program.

Peapack-Gladstone Financial (PGC) in Bedminster, N.J., said that it doesn't expect any material losses tied to damage Hurricane Sandy inflicted on collateral properties.

Standard Bancshares in Hickory Hills, Ill., announced on Wednesday that it had entered into a set of definitive agreements with a consortium of private-equity investors for more than $130 million.

The elections on Nov. 6 mostly delivered the status quo, but raised a host of questions about how lawmakers will tackle the fiscal cliff, big bank breakups and housing finance reform.

Heritage Oaks Bancorp's (HEOP) chief financial officer has resigned and the Paso Robles, Calif., company has named an interim replacement.

Matt Wagner, the CEO of PacWest Bancorp in Los Angeles, turned a hostile bid into a deal with First California, and Wall Street seems to like the expected payoff.

The New Jersey company, which had a disappointing third quarter, also entered into a written agreement with the OCC recently. The regulatory order will likely delay plans for the mutual holding company to pursue a second-step conversion, leading some analysts to peg Roma as a good acquisition target.

Proposed legislation that encourages utility companies to report positive payment data is just one way to improve underserved consumers' access to high-quality credit products they can truly afford.

A breakdown of M&A announcements in the financial services industry for the week ended Nov. 3.

Central Pacific said in a regulatory filing Tuesday that the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. had lifted a memorandum of understanding that obligated the $4.3 billion-asset company’s bank to maintain adequate capital, improve asset quality, provide sufficiently for loan losses and reduce classified assets.

The $302 billion-asset bank holding company based in McLean, Va., on Wednesday unveiled Capital One 360 as the new moniker for ING Direct, which Capital One bought in February for roughly $12 billion in cash and stock.

Astoria Federal Savings expects to reopen its Coney Island branch on a limited basis Wednesday to allow customers to view their safety deposit boxes.

Some companies are borrowing again while others are waiting for stronger signals from the economy, but there's no denying that many are healthier than they’ve been in years, according to Maria Coyne.