The National Grocers Association has joined other retailers including Wal-Mart (WMT) and Target (TGT) in voicing opposition to a recent agreement between merchants, Visa (NYSE:V) and MasterCard (MA) and a number of large banks over credit card swipe fees.

Valley National Bancorp's (VLY) second-quarter earnings slipped as the Wayne, N.J., company saw its expenses rise and recorded a higher provision for credit losses.

Capital One will pay $12 million to military customers it overcharged for loans, as part of a settlement with the Justice Dept. and the OCC.

The Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. urged bank CEOs to watch out for middlemen seeking upfront fees to connect them with capital because, it says, many are frauds. The alert should have come sooner, some industry officials say.

The revolving door continues to spin at prepaid company Green Dot (GDOT) following two more high-profile exits.

The Baltimore bank has taken some giant steps forward over the last two quarters but it still needs a capital injection to complete its turnaround.

The Waterbury, Conn., bank will provide funding for the construction of a basketball practice facility next to the Huskies' basketball arena as part of a broad sponsorship agreement.

Promising acquisition prospects in the New York area prompted Investors Bancorp to tweak the New Jersey company's initial westward-focused growth plan, CEO Kevin Cummings says.

Community banks face such a steep challenge in the next few years, accounting giant KPMG decided to create a position to oversee its efforts to advise them.

Navy Federal's strategy gives everyone else in the industry yet another way to get around the cap. Puzzlingly, some credit unions relentlessly press for legislation.

Iberiabank plans to close underperforming branches and trim elsewhere after acquisition-related costs rose in the second quarter, executives said Thursday.

Investors Bancorp offered depositors of Marathon Bank the prospect of participating in its second-step conversion from a mutual thrift, Investors CEO Kevin Cummings says.

Visa's international business is taking on increasing importance as the card network adapts to legal and regulatory threats at home.

Investors, which recently agreed to buy Marathon Bank, reported gains in the second quarter from its Brooklyn Federal acquisition and lending.

Another earnings crunch is coming and bank valuations will sink further. That means selling now is the smart move for hundreds of institutions, says Kamal Mustafa, who stress-tests banks and formerly headed M&A at Citibank.

Shares of United Community Banks Inc. fell sharply Thursday morning after the Blairsville, Ga., company reported earnings that came in well short of analysts' estimates.

The National Credit Union Administration announced Thursday it is creating an office to examine the nation's largest credit unions — the four with assets of over $10 billion, as well as the corporate credit unions — as part of a reorganization of its examinations process.

EverBank Financial (EVER) in Jacksonville, Fla., reported strong loan growth in its first quarter as a publicly traded company but expenses related to organic growth, recent acquisitions and a nationwide marketing campaign dragged down its overall earnings.

A combination of a lower loan-loss provision and higher noninterest income contributed to improved profits at Texas Capital Bancshares (TCBI) in Dallas.

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