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Acquisition rumors about Royal Bank of Scotland's U.S. operations are swirling again.

What's up with New York's program to add branches in low-income areas?

The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency recently freed 11 banks from regulatory orders.

Moody's Investors Service has downgraded its credit rating on First Niagara Financial Group (FNFG), citing concerns about the Buffalo banking company's asset quality, profitability and capital levels.

Years ago, when ShopKeep POS founder Jason Richelson operated the Green Grape wine store in Fort Greene, Brooklyn, he struggled so often with archaic point-of-sale systems that it motivated him to develop his own alternative.

MASSENA, N.Y. — By adopting a staff scheduler and reporting technology solution, SeaComm Federal Credit Union reports it has experienced a 13% increase in teller transactions processed per hour.

Alfred DelliBovi, the head of the Federal Home Loan Bank of New York and a lion of housing finance, submitted his resignation Thursday after 21 years as president.

Salisbury Bancorp (SAL) in Lakeville, Conn., has agreed to buy Riverside Bank in Poughkeepsie, N.Y.

Analysts Joseph Fenech and Kevin Fitzsimmons have resigned from the research department at Sandler O'Neill.

Third Federal Savings and Loan in Cleveland is planning to expand its residential lending into several additional states.

The Federal Reserve Bank of New York has terminated a regulatory agreement with Intervest Bancshares (IBCA), declaring that the New York City company has satisfied all the provisions of the pact.

Astoria Financial (AF) in Lake Success, N.Y., is planning to open its first full-service branch in Manhattan.

One of the biggest opportunities in the auto market right now may not be in sales.

Bank lending to small businesses reached post-recession record highs in February, according to the latest Biz2Credit Small Business Lending Index.

Berkshire Hills Bancorp (BHLB) in Pittsfield, Mass., has terminated all of its interest rate swaps associated with Federal Home Loan Bank advances through the end of last year.

In his annual shareholder address, the longtime CEO explained how M&T is working to fix its BSA compliance issues, took a swipe at megabanks and sang the praises of the bank's hometown.

A former managing director at the New York investment banking firm Jefferies and Co, has been convicted of multiple offenses involving a scheme to defraud customers trading in residential mortgage-backed securities.

NEW YORK -- Despite all the attention to what appears to be a growing number data breaches, the majority of independent business owners are not concerned about credit card security, according to a new study from Newtek Business Services.

Dime Community Bancshares (DCOM) in Brooklyn, N.Y., has appointed a new chief operating officer.

The Federal Reserve Board has released Metropolitan Bank Holding in New York from a January 2011 enforcement action.