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Sound Financial in Seattle is nearing its conversion a fully stock-owned company.

HomeStreet Bank in Seattle has added the U.S. Small Business Administration loans to its menu of services for small and middle-market companies in the Puget Sound region.

Kevin Kabat of Fifth Third and Stephen Steinour of Huntington Bancshares have a lot to win — or lose — if they bid for Citizens Republic of Flint, Mich.

First Financial Bank is working with NCR to upgrade and replace more than 135 ATMs across its three-state footprint.

An unsteady housing market has many banks still sitting on the sidelines, creating opportunity for a nonbank that specializes in buying problem assets.

The U.S. Bank Business Visa Charge Card has no annual or monthly fee and helps small businesses build their credit, manage cash flow and earn rewards, U.S. Bank, a unit of U.S. Bancorp (USB), said Monday.

Technologies like automated underwriting held great promise to manage risk while easing the pain of the mortgage experience for borrowers. But a lack of discipline ushered in an environment where simple rules decide who obtains credit.

After years of questions over whether regulators can impose "source-of-strength" rules, regulators are prepping a clearer standard that would, among other things, give them more oversight of some commercial firms such as Target and Toyota.

Fifth Third Bank is launching a chip-embedded commercial card that will allow the bank's business customers to make payments overseas.

Meta Financial Group (CASH) in Storm Lake, Iowa, will raise $34.2 million through the private placement of stock to a group of investors and will use the funds to recapitalize its bank and support growth.

Unprecedented regulatory demands and competition require banks to continue innovating and diversifying, says Aubrey Patterson, the Tupelo, Miss.-based company's longtime CEO, in a wide-ranging interview.

Washington Federal (WAFD) in Seattle has sold $2.4 billion of fixed-rate mortgage-backed securities and prepaid $876 million in long-term debt.

Seeking to increase its visibility in northern California, American River Bankshares (AMRB) in Sacramento has combined its three separately named banks under the name of its flagship brand.

Mutual thrift execs are having second thoughts about going public as dissident investors mount increasingly aggressive attacks on management. Critics charge the investors with gaming the system.

Western Liberty Bancorp (WLBC) was built to buy — but now it has decided to sell.

BOK Financial in Tulsa, Okla., has acquired the Milestone Group, a boutique investment firm in Denver that caters to high-net-worth families in Colorado and Nebraska.

In a surprising reversal, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau proposed rules on Friday that will allow lenders to continue offering discount points and fees rather than a flat fee when originating home loans.

The Treasury Department plans next week to auction preferred shares in five banks that received a combined $84 million from the Troubled Asset Relief Program.

Kentucky First Federal Bancorp said Friday that Tony Whitaker will step down as its CEO and as the president and CEO of its two thrifts.