The Federal Reserve has given Community Banks of Colorado 90 days to return to adequately capitalized status or sell itself.

As bank M&A activity heats up, CRA compliance will move to the forefront of the issues banks must consider when making deals.

As bank M&A activity heats up, CRA compliance will move to the forefront of the issues banks must consider when making deals.

BankAtlantic Bancorp reported a smaller net loss in the fourth quarter as its loan-loss provision and net chargeoffs shrank from a year earlier.

CHICAGO – New York-based Polish & Slavic FCU this week opened its third area branch here in the suburb of Bridgeview to serve the area’s big Polish-American population.

Securian Financial Group of St. Paul, Minn., said Wednesday that it had received regulatory approval to write debt-protection contractual liability policies in Florida.

Carver Bancorp Inc. in New York is trying to raise its capital levels after receiving a cease-and-desist order from its regulator.

State Bank Corp. of Lake Havasu City, Ariz., cited credit costs and issues with deferred tax assets in posting a fourth-quarter loss of $2.9 million.

Peoples Bancorp Inc. of Marietta, Ohio, and Albina Community Bancorp in Portland, Ore., said their chief executives are leaving.

The Federal Reserve Board said it has reached a written agreement with BankVest Inc. of Castle Rock, Colo.

Some banking companies are chasing transformative acquisitions, but Wintrust Financial Corp. is perfectly comfortable growing block by block.

U.S. consumers average credit scores dropped two points to 667 since January 2010, as credit card debt fell by 9% to $7,200 in the same period, according to data Credit Karma released Thursday.

The Treasury Department expects to realize $25.6 million from its sale of warrants for common stock in Wintrust Financial Corp.

NORTH LIBERTY, Iowa – The city council voted Tuesday for a multi-million dollar package of property tax rebates for University of Iowa Community CU and the contractor for its proposed new headquarters as part of an effort to bring the troubled office project back to life.

The $17.8 billion-asset company said Monday that it had reached a marketing agreement with Boston Celtics star Ray Allen, who also played at the University of Connecticut. Webster has a similar marketing deal with Jim Calhoun, who coached Allen in college.

After saving his Washington bank from failure through an ingenious bankruptcy strategy, Patrick Rusnak has been scooped up by an in-city competitor.

Pacific Capital Bancorp in Santa Barbara, Calif., earned $20.8 million in the fourth quarter in its first full quarter after a $500 million capital infusion.

Earnings at Community Bank Shares of Indiana Inc. increased 35.8% in the fourth quarter from a year earlier, to $1.4 million.

Like their federal counterparts, the state commissioners are committed to ensuring banks operate prudently and customers are protected from abuses.

Debt buyer Asta Funding Inc. on Wednesday reported a decline in revenue due to a sharp drop in cash collections for its fiscal year first quarter ended Dec. 31.