Regulators should be focusing on the greatest risks to the system and the safety and soundness of financial institutions, rather than pushing lawful businesses to the shadow banking system, says consultant and former California regulator Walter Mix.

After 40 years at Comerica Bank in Dallas, John Killian announced his retirement effective next May.

The Bank of Edwardsville in Illinois has begun looking for a new chief executive, after its current CEO, Thomas Holloway, said he would retire next spring.

The guidance, issued to help licensed collection agencies comply with the Idaho Collection Agency Act, is a response to an Idaho Supreme Court decision that impacts the way collection agencies must operate.

The Bancorp in Wilmington, Del., has revised its second-quarter results and now says it turned a modest profit in the quarter that ended June 30.

Though leveraging credit prescreening can be complicated, organizations that are proactive in developing clear policies and processes can safely market themselves to desirable customers, according to consultant Rich Walker.

Amazon.com Inc. has launched a Square-like mobile card reader called Amazon Local Register, charging early adopters just 1.75% per swipe until the end of 2015.

SunTrust Banks has appointed Paul Garcia, a former chairman and chief executive of Global Payments, to its board.

Tuesday's action against the alleged bait-and-switch mortgage-lending scheme includes two companies and the owner of both of them.

The bank M&A world can be challenging for private-equity vehicles because they trade lower than some of the more aggressive traditional buyers. Talmer Bancorp in Troy, Mich., announced a cash deal last week that pushed its stock up more than 5%, perhaps helping its hand in future stock deals.

First National Community Bancorp in Dunmore, Pa., showed that there is still life left in some charged-off loans.

Potentially higher legal costs are making it more difficult for banks to compete with those that have less demanding litigation settlements and regulatory penalties.

M&F Bank in Durham, N.C., has named James H. Sills III as its president and chief executive.

WASHINGTON — Amerisave Mortgage Corp. and its owner have been ordered to pay more than $20 million for allegedly overcharging borrowers and trapping them in higher interest rates than those advertised.

Social media sites, including Twitter and Facebook, have been enticing but sometimes hostile environments for payments innovation. Some startups are pushing past the platform providers to appeal directly to their users.

The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network has proposed forcing banks to identify those standing behind legal entity accounts, but also made a slew of accommodations meant to make the rule more palatable.

Even though refinance loans account for the majority of mortgage applications, the refi boom has long been over, and depressed origination volume will keep it that way for some time.

Centrue Financial in Ottawa, Ill., said Monday that it has agreed to sell $75 million of its common stock to the New York private-equity group Capital Z Partners.

Ocwen Financial, the largest nonbank mortgage servicer, said investors shouldn't rely on its financial statements for 2013 and the first quarter of this year as the firm's auditor reviews accounting controls.

A payday lending executive who New York prosecutors say violated the state's usury laws is set to be arraigned Tuesday in a Manhattan court.