Federal regulators are targeting another financial firm in connection with its mortgage activities before the housing crisis.

The Government Accountability Project is teaming up with the Occupy Wall Street crowd to educate bank staffers about their rights.

Banks with government assistance such as the Troubled Asset Relief Program face the greatest risk under Basel III proposals, advisors of Mercer Capital and Jones Day say.

Polonia Bancorp (PBCP) in Huntingdon Valley, Pa., has postponed its stock sale and conversion to a stock company after a regulatory exam revealed compliance problems.

State Bank Financial in Atlanta has added retired Air Force Maj. Gen. Robert McMahon to its board of directors, and CEO Joe Evans explains why.

The $11.5 billion-asset unit of Umpqua Holdings (UMPQ) said Thursday it would open a flagship store in San Francisco's financial district.

The Federal Housing Finance Agency on Thursday released a proposal to create a framework for a new secondary mortgage market.

Farmer Mac announced late Wednesday that its board has named Chief Financial Officer Timothy L. Buzby as its president and chief executive, effective immediately.

After government-subsidized servicing transfers to Fortress's Nationstar stopped, the company kept expanding through private market deals with innovative financing structures. But as it bids for the massive ResCap portfolio, the GSEs' good will remains a valuable asset.

Some private-equity investors are rushed to exit their banking investments, but the growth prospects of EverBank Financial in Jacksonville, Fla., should keep its moneymen patient, CEO Robert Clements says.

Banks can't win back business through optimistic future-focused messaging that ignores the real pain in our country. What customers really want is for their bank to apologize for its missteps.

Bank of Virginia in Midlothian, Va., is moving to shore up its stock price.

It's been a long, steady decline for mutual thrifts across most of the nation. That isn't the case in Maine, where an aversion to outsiders benefits home-grown mutuals.

Loans backed by apartment buildings rose by roughly $40 billion last year.

Citing changes in the regulatory landscape — as well as tepid loan demand — banks are suddenly showing more interest in a decades-old program that allows them to indirectly invest in small businesses.

C1 Bank of Lakewood Ranch, Fla., may be requiring U.S. Century Bank in Doral, Fla., to unload some troubled loans prior to C1's pending purchase of the struggling lender.

The Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco has terminated a memorandum of understanding with Wilshire Bancorp (WIBC) in Los Angeles.

Seth Waller, most recently a consumer credit officer at U.S. Bancorp, has joined EverBank in Jacksonville, Fla., as its first chief credit officer.

First Niagara Financial Group (FNFG) in Buffalo is cutting about 180 jobs throughout its four-state region, the bank confirmed Thursday.

Consumer delinquencies, which were already at relatively low levels, fell even further in the second quarter of the year, according to a new report from the American Bankers Association.