Banks and debt collectors are taking over courtrooms to press consumers for payments. Local officials see these 'rocket dockets' as a way to cope with a deluge of collections suits. But their judicial appearance may also mislead debtors into believing they face offers they can't refuse.

WASHINGTON -- Total Mortgage Services LLC said Tuesday that it has hired industry veteran Andy Pettola to head up its re-branded wholesale lending business.

Independent Bank Group (IBTX) in McKinney, Texas, reported loan growth and higher expenses in the fourth quarter.

ARLINGTON, Va. -- Credit unions are saying that 13.9% of their cards were impacted by breaches in 2013, according to a recent survey.

Community Bank of the Chesapeake in Waldorf, Md., plans to continue its expansion into Virginia by opening two branches in Fredericksburg over the next 18 months.

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.

Iberiabank Corp. (IBKC) in Lafayette, La., has agreed to buy First Private Holdings in Dallas.

First Interstate BancSystem (FIBK) in Billings, Mont., has agreed to buy Mountain West Financial (MTWF) in Helena, Mont.

The two top execs at consumer-finance startup Simple took to a public forum -- a social media chat among tech investors including the famed Marc Andreessen -- to discuss the pros and cons of buying a bank.

The $176 billion-asset company will close the center in the summer of 2015, the Roanoke Times reported, citing a BB&T spokesman.

Florida Bank in Tampa has been freed from a memorandum of understanding issued by state regulators, according to a report.

Gerald Reaux, 53, "succumbed to an illness he had been battling for a while," KATC.com reported on Monday.

Bankruptcy used to be uncharted water in banking, but the drastic measure is starting to look like the only way for some institutions to reach dry land.

Former Bank of America Corp. (BAC:US) executive Phillip D. Murphy, accused of conspiring to defraud bond investors through a bid-rigging scheme, pleaded guilty in federal court in Charlotte, North Carolina, the government said.

The Consumer Bankers Association believes banks and retailers need to have constructive conversations on security following last year's Target security breach.

WASHINGTON -- A non-profit legal group said Monday that it is seeking judicial review of the landmark $13 billion settlement that JPMorgan Chase executives negotiated with top Department of Justice officials.

The chief executive of a Colorado title insurance company that was under investigation by state regulators killed himself with a nail gun last week, according to the Arapahoe County coroner's office.

Action by federal lawmakers, not guidance from the Justice Department, is what’s needed to give banks comfort in providing services to marijuana businesses in states where pot is legal.

The ATM Industry Association named Gregory Sahrmann and Steve Gernes as co-chairs of the nonprofit trade association's U.S. board of directors.