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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.

New York's banking regulator unleashed a verbal assault on nonbank servicer Ocwen Financial Wednesday, saying the company's use of technology to better handle distressed loans is "too good to be true."

As Manhattan developers plan millions of square feet of office towers featuring the most modern amenities, some of their biggest potential tenants — banks — have decided they're better off staying in their current homes.

Citigroup (NYSE: C) and insurance company Assurant (AZ) have agreed to pay $110 million to settle charges that it forced thousands of homeowners to purchase expensive property insurance in order to profit from kickbacks and commissions.

JPMorgan Chase & Co. (JPM) will pay $614 million to settle claims it improperly approved Federal Housing Administration and Veterans Affairs loans that weren't eligible for insurance from those agencies because they didn't meet underwriting requirements.

Kearny Financial Corp. (KRNY) in Fairfield, N.J., has agreed to buy Atlas Bank in Brooklyn, N.Y.

Astorial Financial (AF) in Lake Success, N.Y., reported higher quarterly profits because of improved credit quality.

The online lender Western Sky and the online loan servicer CashCall agreed to pay $1.5 million in penalties and stop collecting interest on outstanding loans to New York borrowers in a proposed settlement with New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman.

First Niagara Financial Group (FNFG) in Buffalo, N.Y., met quarterly estimates and announced a plan to invest heavily in technological improvements as it moves beyond its recent phase of rapid growth.