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Chemical Financial (CHFC) in Midland, Mich., managed to boost quarterly earnings with higher interest income and lower credit costs.

F.N.B. Corp. (FNB) in Hermitage, Pa., said late Monday it had agreed to buy Annapolis Bancorp (ANNB), which owns the Bank of Annapolis, for $51 million in stock.

Eagle Bancorp's earnings rose 51% from a year earlier as the Bethesda, Md., made more loans and collected lower-cost deposits.

First Defiance Financial (FDEF) in Defiance, Ohio, reported third-quarter income of $5.4 million, up 32% from a year earlier, as credit costs dissipated.

Zions Bancorporation (ZION) in Salt Lake City reported lower third-quarter earnings but still managed to meet analysts' expectations.

The CFPB said Monday it is now accepting complaints related to consumer reporting agencies, a.k.a. credit bureaus.

Grandbridge Real Estate Capital, a wholly owned subsidiary of BB&T (BBT), is buying Dwyer-Curlett & Co., a commercial real estate finance firm based in Los Angeles.

It's senseless for most bank sellers to hold out for much more than 200% of tangible book value in today's world. It's better to sell early for a realistic price, experts say.

Discover Financial Services (DFS) updated its iPhone mobile app last Wednesday to include reward redemption functionality for its partner gift cards, electronic gift certificates and Discover gift cards.

Mortgage software provider Ellie Mae is adding features to its Encompass360 software platform that can streamline production of loan documents.

PayPal, in a recent agreement with MoneyGram International, is demonstrating once again that digital payment systems aren't fighting cash — they are fueled by it.

In detailed comment letters, banks expressed despair over the hardships they will face if regulators implement Basel III capital and liquidity rules.

The New York-area thrift is benefiting from an effort to make more multifamily and commercial real estate loans and has no immediate interest in selling itself, CEO Monte Redman says in a wide-ranging Q&A.

The simmering controversy over American Express' Bluebird card typifies a classic debate: When do regulations that ostensibly protect the public from shady operators really just protect incumbent businesses from competition?

C&I lending exploded at SunTrust in the third quarter, it cleared its balance sheet of some lingering problems and CEO Bill Rogers is bullish on mortgages. But the question remains whether the Atlanta company will need to do more to exorcise the past.

Independence Federal Savings Bank in Washington, D.C., has agreed to improve its practices in return for a promise by regulators to refrain from further enforcement action.

Signature Bank (SBNY) in New York has added to its presence on Long Island by hiring a team of private-client bankers.

The Small Business Administration said Monday that agency-guaranteed loans to exporters rose about 1%, to $923 million, for the 12 months that ended Sept. 30. The loans supported $1.7 billion in small-business exports, according to the agency.

Attention has largely been focused on merchants seeking to opt out of the deal. But if the Justice Department were to object to the agreement's terms, the judge would likely listen, observers say.