Tired of sifting through struggling banks looking for a savior, some aspiring buyers are approaching healthy banks about acquisitions.

Continuing its rapid expansion throughout the Northeast, Berkshire Hills Bancorp (BHLB) in Pittsfield, Mass., said Tuesday that it has acquired Greenpark Mortgage Corporation of Needham, Mass.

Shares of Premier Financial Bancorp (PFBI) surged to a 52-week high Tuesday after the Huntington, W.Va., four-bank holding company reported a 69% increase in its first-quarter profit.

Flagstar Bancorp (FBC) reported another loss in the first quarter but its chief executive assured investors Tuesday that the Troy, Mich., company will return to profitability this year.

Wells Fargo plans to give its underwriters more control in approving mortgages that it retains in its own portfolio, as the bank tries to add high-quality assets to its balance sheet.

Eagle Bancorp (EGBN) of Bethesda, Md., could raise up to $35 million for general corporate purposes, including potential acquisitions and organic growth.

Don't think of this business as residential lending. It's really a low-risk form of asset-based lending.

Two Fulton Financial shareholders shared their displeasure with the company at its annual meeting, slamming a decision to award a $1.2 million cash "retention" bonus to its CEO, Scott Smith, even though he's retiring at the end of the year.

JPMorgan Chase is working with LivingSocial, a daily deals provider that competes with Groupon, to provide a credit card that rewards consumers for the money they spend on discounts.

Independent Bank Corp. (INDB) of Rockland, Mass., has agreed to acquire Central Bancorp (CEBK) of Somerville, Mass., for $54.8 million in cash and stock.

Mortgage industry veteran Tony Renzi, who joined Freddie Mac last spring as part of a major organization at the GSE, has resigned from the company effective May 11, according to a new SEC filing.

While having dinner with a couple of old banker friends recently, our conversation turned to a consistent challenge many management teams face. It started when one friend shared that he was recently in a meeting in which his bank's "revised" incentive plan for branch managers and frontline employees was being explained.

Like any self-conscious Chicagoan, Ed Wehmer is hoping his actions – in this case an advertising campaign at Wrigley Field – aren’t perpetuating the Chicago Cubs’ curse.

A common thread emerged from this year's list of the top innovators in financial services: Much of the new technology is designed to help financially distressed people.

With the financial industry pulling out of its slump, on-campus recruiting by banks is back on the upswing. But now, it's the interviewees who are asking some of the toughest questions.

Proximity to centers of power lure banks to seats of state government.

In an interview, the director of Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, Richard Cordray, discusses rulemaking, nonbank supervision, fair lending enforcement, and how the CFPB can settle into its role while it remains a political hot potato.

With strong ledgers and creative management, many commuity bankers are proving they can thrive despite greater regulatory hurdles and the ever-present threat of large banks.

Retail banks are trying a playful approach to communicating with customers on some very serious matters.

The best performers among banks and thrifts with less than $2 billion of assets aren't just marginally better than their overall peer group — they're more than twice as good.