Flushing Savings Bank has filed an application with regulators to combine with its subsidiary, Flushing Commercial Bank, under a New York commercial bank charter.

MLV & Co. Financial has struck a deal to buy a stake in an investment advisor in Connecticut and promises more acquisitions to come.

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Bank of America Chief Executive Officer Brian Moynihan will press on with a plan to cut more than 30,000 jobs as revenue stays flat.

PHILADELPHIA – Sb1 FCU, the one-time SmithKline Laboratories credit union that recently converted to a community charter, opened a new branch in the Philadelphia Navy Yard.

Four senior Republicans are criticizing the Commodity Futures Trading Commission's judgment and use of resources after a federal court struck down its controversial "position limits" rule.

The parent of $13 billion-asset PrivateBank said Wednesday it has begun a public offering of roughly $75 million of its common stock and announced plans to hold a separate public offering of $125 million in subordinated debt.

BankUnited (BKU) is gearing up for branch openings in New York despite being barred by a settlement with Capital One Financial from opening the branches until next year.

Jamie Dimon sounded off Wednesday on two big scandals dogging his bank this year, expressing regret and frustration over the "London Whale" trading losses and a new government lawsuit against JPMorgan Chase.

Even without added regulatory pressure, Capital One has a lot to juggle as it integrates ING Direct and a big HSBC credit card portfolio. Industry members weigh in on what it should watch for.

Capital One knows how to integrate big bank purchases. But in the era of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, it's facing new challenges as it swallows ING Direct and HSBC's credit cards.

After months of operating without any major snags, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau said Wednesday the current version of its consumer complaint database is here to stay.

Signature, a New York bank led by frugal CEO Joseph DePaolo, is laser-focused on commercial clients and niche lines in an age when others are trying to be all things to all people.

NBT Bancorp's agreement to buy Alliance Financial in New York is an M&A rarity — a sizable deal between healthy seller that could signal more such transactions to come.

Banks have recovered maybe $1 billion in tax assets written down because of doubts about future profitability. As third quarter reports approach, that leaves more than $5 billion to go.

Kaiser Federal Bank in Covina, Calif., will be renamed Simplicity Bank, beginning Nov. 13, the bank's holding company said Tuesday.

Mortgage applications fell last week as interest rates rose slightly and falling demand for refinancing offset an increase in purchase applications.

Pinnacle Bank of Lincoln, Neb., would expand its presence in the Show Me State with its agreement to buy First State Bank of Joplin, Mo.

1st Constitution Bancorp (FCCY) in Cranbury, N.J., has raised roughly $5 million through a rights offering.

Robert M. Wilson, the president and chief executive of Cambridge Savings Bank, will resign from the Massachusetts company after having taken a medical leave earlier this year.