New York

Signature Bank (SBNY) in New York has created a pair of nationwide lending offices, focusing on restaurant franchises and the commercial marine industry.

Discover President Roger Hochschild, testifying at a government antitrust trial of American Express in federal court in Brooklyn, N.Y., said his company tried to offer low interchange rates in the late 1990s and then gave up because bigger, higher-cost rivals had too much market power.

VSB Bancorp (VSBN) in Staten Island, N.Y., reported higher quarterly profit on lower expenses and higher-yielding securities investments.

New York banks have been worried that Mayor Bill de Blasio's plans for affordable housing would hurt multifamily lending. But two recent city political decisions have been favorable for banks, and some CEOs say they're hopeful now.

GLOVERSVILLE, N.Y. — Fulton County FCU has rebranded itself as First Choice Financial FCU.

The $3 billion-asset company said in a press release Wednesday that Scott Skorobohaty will be responsible for all commercial banking operations, which include serving small and midsize businesses, professional services firms and nonprofits.

Carver Bancorp (CARV) in New York will revise its fiscal year 2014 and fiscal fourth quarter results to reflect higher expenses related to its pension plan and its accounting for leases.

First Niagara Financial (FNFG) in Buffalo, N.Y., has recruited a former executive at JPMorgan Chase (JPM) to join its board.

New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman has filed a complaint alleging Barclays PLC (Barclays) has deceived electronic trading investors.

Highlights from the New York Fed's small-business Credit Innovation forum.

Alfred DelliBovi, the former chief executive of Federal Home Loan Bank of New York, will join the board of Flushing Financial Corporation (FFIC) in Lake Success, N.Y.

The Bank of New York Mellon (BK) is planning to enter the reverse mortgage business.

New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman on Friday announced his support for a proposal in the state legislature to regulate prepaid debit cards used by employers to pay wages.

Signature Bank (SBNY) in New York plans to sell 2.1 million new shares of common stock.

Shareholders at New York Community Bancorp (NYCB) have rejected the company's compensation packages for top executives.

NEW YORK — The National Federation of Community Development Credit Unions is in the midst of a long-term project to help small credit unions reduce expenses around core banking systems and find efficiencies though collaboration.

An appeals court on Wednesday voided a controversial decision in 2011 by New York Judge Jed S. Rakoff, saying he erred in scuttling a $325 million settlement between the Securities and Exchange Commission and Citigroup (NYSE: C).

Astoria Financial has shifted its attention away from residential mortgages to becoming a full-service bank that offers business banking and commercial real estate loans.

Astoria Federal Savings (AF) in Lake Success, N.Y., has changed its name to Astoria Bank.

NBT Bancorp in Norwich, N.Y., has prepaid about $165 million in Federal Home Loan Bank borrowings.