Summit Financial in Moorefield, W.Va., has filed to raise $15 million over time.

Guaranty Bancorp in Denver is registering shares so that a number of large investors can sell stock over time.

CommunityOne Bancorp in Charlotte, N.C., is registering shares to make it easier for investors to sell stock over time.

TransUnion Corp. restarted the process for an initial public offering, three years after the credit-reporting company was acquired in a $3 billion deal that ended its earlier run at going public.

Wilshire Bancorp in Los Angeles has opened its first branch in Georgia.

February litigation against collection agencies increased from January’s across-the-board decline but Telephone Consumer Protection Act litigation continues to significantly lag.

CertusHoldings in Greenville, S.C., is planning to exit North Carolina.

Univest Corp. of Pennsylvania in Souderton has issued $50 million in subordinated debt.

Michigan lawmakers adopted a resolution recognizing and commending DBA International for its efforts to protect consumers and creditors through its national Receivables Management Certification Program.

JPMorgan Chase executives have been deposed and thousands of pages of internal documents subpoenaed as part of a U.S. investigation into the bank's asset-management unit, according to people familiar with the situation.

Some nonbank issuers of mortgage-backed securities are wrestling with capital pressures, and Ginnie Mae has cooperated with their efforts to sell chunks of mortgage-servicing-revenue streams to investors.

The financial industry and the Federal Reserve are finally on the same page about the U.S. payment system's need for speed. But achieving consensus about what the new system should look like remains a tall order.

Speedier transactions could make a big difference for a wide range of consumers, from hourly workers to patients waiting for medical insurance claims to clear.

It took a decade and a government mandate for the U.K. banking industry to develop a set of rails to transfer funds from one bank account to another in seconds.

An in-depth look at the key players, challenges and stakes in the effort to modernize the banking system's plumbing, from the editors of American Banker and PaymentsSource.

A quick explanation of why bank customers and regulators are demanding that the U.S. move to a real-time payments system.

The $20 billion-asset Wintrust will pay $17 million in cash for the $108 million-asset North Bank, which serves Chicago's River North and Streeterville neighborhoods.

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau issued an enforcement action against a debt collection agency that allegedly threatened borrowers with criminal prosecution and jail time if they failed to pay extra fees for writing bounced checks.

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau issued an enforcement action against a debt collection agency that allegedly threatened borrowers with criminal prosecution and jail time if they failed to pay extra fees for writing bounced checks.

Banc of California in Irvine has begun two securities offerings, one of which aims to raise $175 million.