Look closely at the structure of the First PacTrust deal for Beach Business Bank to see how deal negotiators are hedging against stock volatility. Expect to see more creative pacts like this one.

First PacTrust said it wants Beach Business Bank for it commercial loans after just announcing a deal for a mortgage operation.

After months of rumors, Bank of America made it official Wednesday morning, saying it would exit the correspondent mortgage space, where it ranks second nationwide.

Swope Montgomery, the longtime CEO of BNC Bancorp in High Point, N.C., details his growth strategies, cautions on deals and the risks and rewards of private equity.

A $9.07 a share, Beach Business Bank's comes at a 53% premium to the Manhattan Beach, Calif., seller's closing price.

The bank technology vendor S1's board told shareholders not to accept ACI Worldwide's exchange offer — yet. The board said Wednesday that it is reviewing ACI's Tuesday offer to shareholders in ACI's latest step to disrupt S1's planned merger with Fundtech.

Mortgage Banking Solutions of Woodway, Texas, says it is working on four merger-related deals with announcements on two of them coming shortly.

CoreLogic has hired Greenhill & Co. to evaluate the mortgage technology vendor's financial strategy and "explore a wide range of options aimed at enhancing shareholder value," up to and including a possible sale or merger.

The banking industry is reeling from a slowdown in the economy that could last years and layoffs in this industry will be severe. Bank of America leads the list with announcing that it will lay off 10,000 employees and UBS is geared to lay off 3,500, however, this round of layoffs will touch not only the large banks, but also community and regional banks.

MidSouth Bancorp Inc. has long said that pricing has been to irrational in M&A. News that interest rates will stay low, however, may force an inflection point for sellers.

Its purchase from FIA Card Services is part of a broader trend of banks taking back management of their cards.

As part of its ongoing effort to bolster its capital base, embattled Capitol Bancorp Ltd. is selling its ownership stake in an Ohio bank it co-founded to a group of local investors.

MidSouth Bancorp Inc. said Tuesday it will buy First Louisiana National Bank for $11.5 million in cash and 725,000 shares of common stock.

Emdeon Inc. plans to secure a $1.2 billion covenant-lite term loan to help finance its $3 billion buyout by Blackstone Group.

The FDIC is objecting to Bank of America's proposed $8.5 billion mortgage-bond settlement with investors, joining investors and states that are challenging the agreement.

Private equity firms and hedge funds are forcing the banks they invest in to clean up problem loans, and it's starting to show in the data.

Comerica is eliminating roughly 300 jobs in Houston in connection with its July acquisition of Sterling Bancshares.

Bank of Commerce Holdings in Redding, Calif., has beefed up its payroll processing capabilities by acquiring a small payroll firm in its hometown.

Verizon Wireless, AT&T Inc. and T- Mobile USA plan to invest more than $100 million in their joint venture that lets consumers pay for goods with mobile phones, people with knowledge of the project said.

In a widely anticipated move, Bank of America Corp. announced Monday morning that it is selling half of its stake in China Construction Bank to a group of investors for $8.3 billion.