TBTF may just be the cool "in" phrase for the wealthy libertine set, according to Comedy Central's "The Daily Show."

The Columbus, Ga., company has righted itself, is pursuing growth opportunities and looks forward to the day when it is strong enough to buy other banks again, CEO Kessel Stelling says.

An uptick in home loans helped First PacTrust Bancorp (BANC) narrow its losses in the fourth quarter.

TSYS, a global payment solutions provider, will acquire NetSpend, a provider of reloadable prepaid debit cards to underbanked consumers, in an all cash transaction valued at approximately $1.4 billion.

The $36.5 billion-asset parent of Banco Popular de Puerto Rico said Friday it would sell nonperforming commercial and construction loans for $347 million to a group of investors that includes Perella Weinberg Partners.

Rising real estate values, a dearth of inventory, historically low interest rates and an abundance of capital that needs to be deployed by institutional investors are all factors spurring bulk loan sales.

Bank of America's (BAC) precrisis sales of mortgage-backed securities are under investigation by the New York attorney general.

In Stanislaus County, Calif., government officials collected more than $1.9 million in back taxes and proceeds this week from an auction of 30 tax-delinquent properties.

United Financial Bancorp in West Springfield, Mass., is closing a pair of Connecticut branches just months after buying them.

A big gain in servicing fees propelled Ocwen Financial (OCN) in the fourth quarter. Earnings at the Atlanta mortgage servicer rose to $65.1 million, compared with $9.7 million a year earlier.

The deal-hungry Independent Bank Group in Mckinney, Texas, is planning to raise up to $92 million through an initial public offering.

The head of Toronto-Dominion Bank (TD) said Thursday that he is not interested in buying Royal Bank of Scotland's U.S. operations.

Some think the Minnesota bank would be hard to sell, but if William Cooper got a deal done, he could make nearly $16 million.

Emigrant Bank in New York has received regulatory approval to sell branches to Apple Bank for Savings.

This week, the most senior JPMorgan Chase (JPM) executives spent six hours airing their plans for growth – and retrenchment. Here are some of the strategies Chief Executive Jamie Dimon and his top lieutenants discussed.

Are regulatory rules meant to make big banks safer instead doing more to shield them from competition from smaller players?

Royal Bank of Canada, Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce and Toronto-Dominion Bank reported first-quarter profits that topped analysts' estimates on record earnings from personal and commercial lending.

Royal Bank of Scotland Group (RBS) will sell a 25% stake in its Citizens Financial Group unit in the U.S. and shrink its investment bank to boost capital, the British bank said Thursday.

The well-connected consulting firm has hired Joe Petro, a former Secret Service agent who ran Citigroup's security and investigative services for 20 years. Citi has replaced him with Brian Parr, another prominent agency veteran.

Organic loan growth and expense control are the top priorities at F.N.B. and People's United, but their CEOs also eager to accelerate expansion in markets where they are relative newcomers.