Georgia state regulators shut $103.7 million-asset Mountain Heritage Bank in Clayton on Friday, making it the 48th bank to fail so far this year and 14th failure in Georgia.

MB Financial Inc. in Chicago is selling the bulk of its problem real estate and construction loans to a California investment group that has been an active acquirer of failed-bank assets.

A major investor in Meta Financial Group has grown impatient with the company's sagging stock price and is urging the Storm Lake, Iowa, bank holding company to sell itself.

A major investor in Meta Financial Group has grown impatient with the company's sagging stock price and is urging the Storm Lake, Iowa, bank holding company to sell itself.

The entire banking industry has lost revenue as a result of the changes in overdraft rules, but the development is probably hurting community banks the most, analysts said.

The entire banking industry has lost revenue as a result of the changes in overdraft rules, but the development is probably hurting community banks the most, analysts said.

With five completed acquisitions and one pending, North American Financial Holdings Inc. is set to go public.

With five completed acquisitions and one pending, North American Financial Holdings Inc. is set to go public.

CSB Bancorp in Millersburg, Ohio, announced Friday that it is acquiring two branches in Wooster, Ohio, from Premier Bank & Trust.

MB Financial Inc. in Chicago is selling the bulk of its problem real estate and construction loans to a California investment group that has been an active acquirer of failed-bank assets.

Rejected by the Office of Thrift Supervision in its bid to become a 100% stock-owned company, New Jersey mutual holding company Clifton Savings Bancorp is taking its chances with its new regulator, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency.

DORAL, Fla. – Brazilian ATM manufacturer Itautec has introduced the world’s first 3D image projecting ATM, which it is selling to credit unions.

The state's banking market is still seriously impaired, but foreign banks are increasingly attracted to it for the same reason — and their arrival may feed the turnaround.

The Federal Trade Commission filed an amicus brief in federal court opposing a class-action settlement that would require consumers to surrender protections provided by the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA) and state laws in exchange for minimal payments.

First PacTrust Bancorp Inc. in Chula Vista, Calif., is looking to raise up to $30 million in fresh capital that it could use to support its growth.

Rejected by the Office of Thrift Supervision in its bid to become a 100% stock-owned company, New Jersey mutual holding company Clifton Savings Bancorp is taking its chances with its new regulator, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency.

MAPLE GROVE, Minn. – TopLine FCU said yesterday it joined the MoneyPass surcharge-free ATM network.

First Financial Holdings Inc. in Charleston, S.C., has agreed to buy five South Carolina branches from Liberty Savings Bank. The $3.3 billion-asset First Financial will buy $109.5 million in deposits and $27 million in performing loans as part of the deal.

Teche Holding Co. in New Iberia, La., said Wednesday that it has completed the charter conversion for Teche Federal Bank. The $782 million-asset company switched its unit to a state bank from a federally chartered thrift in a move that will reduce the company's regulatory fees by $100,000 annually.

Anchor Commercial Bank in Juno Beach, Fla., is close to raising $20 million in capital from a group of South Florida investors.