Strong mortgage banking revenue boosted third-quarter earnings at Umpqua Holdings (UMPQ) by almost 15% from a year earlier, to $25 million.

While accepting a lifetime achievement award at American Banker's Women in Banking gala, former Capital One Bank President Lynn Carter urged bankers to embrace perspectives contrary to their own.

Associated Banc-Corp in Green Bay, Wis., announced plans to close a dozen branches a day before it is scheduled to release its third-quarter results.

BB&T, a $179 billion-asset company in Winston-Salem, N.C., said Tuesday it plans to add roughly 1,700 jobs in back-office, administrative and support functions in Greensboro.

American Express Co. (AXP) on Wednesday reported third-quarter net income of $1.25 billion, up 1% from the same period a year ago, as customer spending grew worldwide.

KBW named 42 small banks it says will have loan growth that far outpaces their peers and the overall economy next year. But half of them probably won't translate that into big profits.

The industry must work much harder to restore its reputation after this year's scandals, HSBC USA CEO Irene Dorner said Tuesday, in a speech that was part rally and part reprimand to bankers.

American State Bancshares in Great Bend, Kan., has taken a small step towards its goal of becoming a $1 billion-asset company.

Under the proposal, card issuers could consider shared household income when approving credit card applications.

Visa is reportedly planning to name a new chief executive officer as early as this month.

The Merrill Lynch litigation is settled, but an ongoing tiff with Fannie Mae means elevated repurchase claims could continue for several more quarters.

U.S. Bancorp in Minneapolis lowered its loan-growth expectations for the fourth quarter to reflect borrower uncertainty about the election, the fiscal cliff and the overall economic environment, CEO Richard Davis says.

Relying solely on a fortress mentality that trusts in firewalls, antivirus and other countermeasure technologies has been shown, time and again, to be insufficient.

When it comes to borrower vetting, there's some information that only originators are checking.

Shares for M&T Bank Corp. (MTB) rose Wednesday after the Buffalo, N.Y., company reported that third-quarter income climbed 66%, to $273.9 million, from a year earlier.

Rising mortgage lending and a growing wealth management business is propelling profits at First Republic Bank (FRC) in San Francisco.

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Third-quarter earnings rose more than 19% at Comerica (CMA) in Dallas from a year ago but fell short of expectations.

Third-quarter earnings at Taylor Capital Group (TAYC) more than doubled to $15 million from last year as mortgage banking revenue continued to soar.

Comptroller Tom Curry remains committed to a push for higher capital levels, but he also suggested this week that agencies are considering other ways to reduce Basel III’s burden on community banks.