The San Francisco bank and Riverwoods, Ill., credit card company could "marry their existing attributes, by both building upon existing strengths while solving each side's challenges," it argues.

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Citigroup Inc. and Goldman Sachs Group Inc. were sued in New York by lender IKB Deutsche Industriebank AG over losses on $210.6 million in mortgage-backed securities.

A group led by City National CEO Russell Goldsmith is looking to push an agenda for banks with $7 billion to $30 billion in assets.

The Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. next week will unveil the latest national estimates of who is unbanked in this country.

The American Bankers Association's board is expected to approve a plan Thursday to get into the SuperPAC game.

Financial institutions that do the same things should have the same oversight. Unfortunately, we're a long way from regulatory parity, even after Dodd-Frank.

The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency promoted Ellen M. Warwick to oversee its law department division, the agency said Wednesday.

A program that encourages saving through periodic cash giveaways is attracting interest among credit unions across the country, and could be debuting at banks in Maryland as early as next year.

For community banks, the Dodd-Frank reform law presents a lot more questions than answers. For Washington State's Cashmere Bank, it was time to turn to outside help.

BBCN in Los Angeles was a prominent newcomer, but the bulk of Sandler O'Neill's eighth annual small-bank all-star team still hails from east of the Mississippi.

The Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. has terminated a consent order with Cornerstone Community Bank in Chattanooga, Tenn., after the bank increased its capital levels.

Credit card lenders have been giving slack on lines, but it hasn't been coming from the Big Three. Use this interactive graphic to see line and utilization trends at TD Bank on up.

Following the regulator's designation of larger consumer reporting companies for supervision, the CFPB said examiners will assess the accuracy of credit reports and how companies disclose information to consumers about credit scores.

TAB Bank in Ogden, Utah, has snagged three executives from a competitor to pump up its equipment-leasing division.

Southwest Bancorp in Stillwater, Okla., has hired Mark W. Funke as its new president and CEO. Funke, who was a market president for Bank of Oklahoma, is expected to join Southwest Oct. 1.

Designating certain companies as systemically important accomplishes nothing more than putting them into a closer relationship with the government, making the designation itself a self-fulfilling prophecy.

Cards for Discover Financial Services will be issued in Europe for the first time through an expanded partnership between the credit card company and Russian Standard Bank.

If Congress fails to extend this 2007 law, millions of already-struggling families would face a substantial tax bill shortly after working out a deal with their mortgage lender – undermining short sales and other foreclosure prevention efforts.

Few things cut through the skepticism many folks hold toward a business (or even industry) as much as genuine, altruistic actions.