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Bank Leumi's conservatism helped it stay profitable during the financial crisis. The bank, a unit of Leumi Group in Israel, is ready to get more aggressive in areas such as technology lending.

Ally Financial in Detroit plans to redeem about $1.3 billion of preferred stock, opening the door to a possible stock buyback next year.

At a time when the financial services industry is moving toward faster payments, a handful of entrepreneurs are looking to narrow the gap between an honest day's work and an honest day's pay.

FHA loosens condo owner-occupancy rules and pledges to make further changes to facilitate condo financing.

Royal Banks of Missouri in University City has agreed to buy Frontenac Bank in Earth City, Mo.

Peoples Bancorp of North Carolina in Newton has been hit with an enforcement action related to its compliance with anti-money-laundering laws.

While national mortgage fraud risk is on the decline, here's a look at six markets where loan defects are rising.

Scott Kavanaugh, CEO of First Foundation Bank in Irvine, Calif., talks about running a startup bank during the financial crisis. The drought in de novos will likely continue because of high compliance costs, he said.

The advisory committee established to address defects in the equity markets was stacked with industry insiders and, more troubling, includes firms implicated in serious wrongdoing.

Quadriga Fintech Solutions Corp., a Canadian bitcoin exchange, is launching a blockchain innovation research lab to build new payments and financial services technology.