Though Huntington, Fifth Third Bancorp and KeyCorp all reported relatively strong earnings, organic loan growth weakened amid continued uncertainty about the direction of the economy.

KCB Bank in Kearney, Mo., a unit of Bancshares of Missouri, filed an application this month with the Federal Reserve to assume the assets and liabilities of the $38 million-asset Northland National Bank in Gladstone, Mo.

U.S. Bancorp CEO Richard Davis embraced its very brief conference call with analysts as a good sign for his Minneapolis company.

Fresh off the controversy about her prepaid card, financial guru is trying something more offbeat — a museum exhibit about money in conjunction with the producer of "Body Worlds."

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American Express will likely take a fourth-quarter charge for higher spending on its rewards program, in the company's latest effort to keep its wealthy customers from defecting to other banks.

A rapid improvement this year in the performance of Citi’s card portfolio has put the company firmly in the middle of the pack among the Big Six issuers, as the interactive graphic in this article shows.

WASHINGTON — The Treasury Department said Thursday it will auction off its preferred shares in 11 more institutions that remain in the Troubled Asset Relief Program.

Improving conditions in the real estate market are helping Washington Federal (WAFD) in Seattle, but tight margins and other challenges lie ahead.

Jeff Davis Bancshares of Jennings, La., has agreed to acquire Guaranty Capital, as the buyer expands northward in its home state.

East West Bancorp grew its commercial loans and reduced deposit costs, sending the largest Chinese-American bank to its seventh consecutive quarter of higher profits.

The good news is that several dozen banks are projected to outpace peers in loan growth in the year ahead. The bad news: only half will profit from doing so.

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Third-quarter profit at Astoria Financial (AF) improved as it continues to emphasize multifamily and commercial real estate loans, and cut costs.

Bankers urged their counterparts to rally against Basel III and other regulations at the American Bankers Association conference in San Diego. In contrast, regulators tried to convince bankers that their voices would be heard in Washington.

Commercial banks donated significant amounts of money to some of the most critical -- and most hotly contested -- congressional races this year.

BB&T's third-quarter earnings dipped from midyear after it incurred costs from buying BankAtlantic and issued preferred stock.

A group of bankruptcy attorneys is warning cash-strapped borrowers against the hazards of working with companies that promise to reduce debt in exchange for a fee.

RBS Citizens Financial Group has hired JPMorgan Chase executive Michael J. Cleary to head its U.S. distribution for consumer banking.

M&T Bank in Buffalo and Comerica in Dallas have increased lending, but M&T is profiting more because of an important investment decision it made last year.