Ahmanson had seen men get rich by focusing on the government's priorities. Now it wanted homes and mortgages. He would build a business to meet this demand.

Pacific Mercantile Bancorp in Costa Mesa, Calif., has a new president and chief executive.

Wilshire Bancorp (WIBC) in Los Angeles reported lower quarterly earnings, but when a tax benefit was excluded, its results were relatively unchanged from a year earlier.

Regions Financial Corp., Alabama's biggest bank, said first-quarter profit rose 68 percent, beating analyst estimates as the lender cuts costs and reduced provisions for loan losses.

Profit fell at BancorpSouth (BXS) in Tupelo, Miss., on declining net interest revenue and a hefty charge for legal expenses.

Georgetown Bank in Massachusetts has named Philip Bryan its chief operations officer. Bryan had been Georgetown's chief lending officer since joining the company in 2010.

Hundreds of protestors showed up at the home of Edward DeMarco, acting director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency, calling for an end to his tenure with an already penned resignation letter awaiting his signature.

Rep Jeb Hensarling, chairman of the House Financial Services Committee, said the panel will not accept testimony from CFPB Director Richard Cordray on the agency's semi-annual report, arguing that he was not legally appointed to the position.

Zions Bancorp. (ZION) more than tripled quarterly profits as it recorded a credit for its loan-loss provision and lowered its interest expenses.

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau announced Monday that it was restructuring the agency to add an office that will directly deal with financial institutions and their trade groups.

Generations Bank in Seneca Falls, N.Y., plans to begin moving its critical banking applications to Compushare's C3 Cloud Computing platform.

Navy Federal Credit Union, the largest such institution in the U.S., is unlikely to be designated systemically important, according to a member of the Financial Stability Oversight Council.

The U.S. unit of the Spanish bank Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria kicked off a partnership with Christie's auction house by inviting private-bank customers to a special art exhibit in Dallas.

First Scottsdale Bank had $80 million in assets, but then it agreed to buy a $224 million-asset competitor and outbid five others to acquire a $45 million-asset bank from the FDIC.

HOUSTON, Texas — Texas Dow Employees CU quadrupled the size of its branch inside the Marathon Oil Tower, part of a major renovation to the landmark building.

Dozens of community banks have reported quarterly results. Here's what we've learned so far.

Wells Fargo (WFC) is expanding its home-lending headquarters in Iowa as it plans for growth even while the industry predicts a slowing market.

Several community banks are taking a serious look at building eco-friendly branches — not just to be "green," but to save some green, too.

Amalgamated, a New York bank that manages assets for hundreds of pension plans, has secured a $139 million settlement from News Corporation in a suit it filed against the media giant on behalf of its clients.

Equity Bancshares in Wichita, Kan., may use the Troubled Asset Relief Program to buy a stake in Blue Valley Ban Corp, an in-state rival.