The home-vacancy rate is falling in U.S. cities such as Las Vegas and Phoenix that were hit hardest by the housing crisis, a sign the market is recovering, according to Trulia Inc.

First California Financial Group (FCAL) — under pressure from activist investors to find a buyer — hired Keefe, Bruyette & Woods (KBW) to explore a sale or other strategic options.

New Hampshire Thrift Bancshares (NHTB) has made its first bank deal in nearly five years, agreeing to buy Nashua Bank for roughly $19.4 million.

Johnson's letter to FHFA chief DeMarco urges the agency to rethink decision that disallows principal writedowns.

BB&T CEO Kelly King took a lot of heat for letting a rival beat him out for RBC Bank, but his patient pursuit of the more affordable BankAtlantic instead looks wise in retrospect.

New data in lending trends seems to offer fresh evidence that many businesses are opting to hold on to their capital rather than invest in new plants or equipment.

Hudson Valley Holding (HVB) in Yonkers, N.Y., reported lower second-quarter earnings after net interest income dropped from the same period a year earlier.

In testimony before a House committee, the CFPB director said that the rules meant to simplify the disclosure process are long and detailed because that's what the mortgage industry wanted.

Fannie Mae on Wednesday opened a mortgage help center in Ontario, Calif., and now operates a dozen centers nationwide that provide free education and counseling servicers to struggling homeowners.

Google today updated its mobile wallet to allow payments from any credit or debit card, a move that fundamentally changes the company's approach to working with issuing banks.

Alive CU, the former Blue Cross credit union known till last month as Healthcare's Cooperative CU, is expanding outside of healthcare facilities with a deal to buy two stand-alone branches from Space Coast CU.

A reluctance by community bankers to engage in a price war with bigger banks over commercial and industrial loans has allowed less-competitive commercial real estate lending to slowly make a comeback.

HF Financial (HFFC) has agreed to provide its largest shareholder with confidential information after the investor threatened to run its own candidate for the Sioux Falls, S.D., company's board.

A shakier global economy and increased rebate and incentive payments have raised concerns about the card giant's growth prospects for the remainder of 2012.

FHFA acting director DeMarco's rejection of principal reductions for underwater homeowners led some to praise his judgment and others to call for his termination. What's your take?

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has taken its first civil action, suing and effectively stopping business at a Los Angeles law firm that charged homeowners for loan modifications that allegedly never happened.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Alive CU, the former Blue Cross credit union known till last month as Healthcare’s Cooperative CU, is expanding outside of healthcare facilities with a deal to buy two stand-alone branches from Space Coast CU.

Join the editors of American Banker and the industry's most influential policymakers, lawmakers and executives to discuss the issues that remain at the forefront of the regulatory landscape: CFPB, Volcker Rule, TAG, fair lending enforcement, Basel III and the impact the elections will have on financial institutions.

PLYMOUTH, Minn. — NCUA announced this morning it has awarded the remnants of AM Community CU, a failed $135 million Kenosha, Wis., credit union, to TruStone Financial FCU under a purchase and assumption agreement.

While I'm sure some community bankers applauded Sandy Weill's recent call to break up our nation's largest banks, I, for one, did not.