BBCN Bancorp in Los Angeles has hired a former chief executive of Hanmi Financial and Wilshire Bancorp to lead its bank.

Debt levels for Canadians rose slightly in the first quarter ended March 31 but the rate of 90-day delinquencies dropped by 13.4% from a year ago to a record low 1.2%, according to a report from Equifax Canada.

Shareholders resoundingly approved Citigroup's executive compensation package and other proposals at the bank's annual meeting on Wednesday, but CEO Michael Corbat sees more challenges ahead.

High-profile investor Jay Sidhu says he still plans to vote against the sale of Atlantic Coast in Jacksonville even though Bond Street has agreed to pay shareholders $5 a share up front, instead of withholding $2 a share for a year to cover litigation costs.

BankUnited (BKU) in Miami Lakes, Fla., reported solid growth in interest income as it began its expansion into the New York City market.

Fitzgerald Debt Acquisitions LLC is expanding its business plan by opening a business designed to help private investment funds interested in taking part in debt sales and collections.

Wage costs offshore are on the rise. Local talent is available in abundance and the growing popularity of digital channels has created ample cost-reduction opportunities at home.

A proposal to boost Louisiana's debt collections with an Office of Debt Recovery moved to the House floor on Tuesday. The office would pursue delinquencies more than 60 days overdue.

Prosperity Bancshares in Houston posted higher earnings in the first quarter following a flood of deals.

Triumph Bancorp in Dallas has agreed to National Bancshares in Bettendorf, Iowa.

Christopher Ewing has been named the bank's chief risk officer and will remain chief operations officer, Virginia Commerce said Tuesday.

Zions executives may have wished they never bought a failed bank after a painful conversation with analysts to explain a special charge related to old FDIC deals.

Wells Fargo now gets a third of its fee revenue from its relatively small investment-management and brokerage businesses. Executive David Carroll explains how Wells is getting more business from its wealthy — but not too wealthy — customers and is seeking acquisitions in this market.

Though profitable, Synovus is still trying to hit its stride. Still, CEO Kessell Stelling told analysts that he wants to make acquisitions at some point in the future.

Shareholders of Atlantic Coast Financial (ACFC) will no longer have to wait a year for 40% of their payout.

Eric John Abrahamson, author of "Building Home: Howard F. Ahmanson and the Politics of the American Dream," talks about what lenders today can learn from Howard F. Ahmanson's story.

FirstMerit in Akron, Ohio, reported higher first-quarter earnings thanks to better fee income and lending as well as lower expenses.

Ahmanson had seen men get rich by focusing on the government's priorities. Now it wanted homes and mortgages. He would build a business to meet this demand.

First Scottsdale Bank had $80 million in assets, but then it agreed to buy a $224 million-asset competitor and outbid five others to acquire a $45 million-asset bank from the FDIC.

Equity Bancshares in Wichita, Kan., may use the Troubled Asset Relief Program to buy a stake in Blue Valley Ban Corp, an in-state rival.