If President Obama wins reelection, Democrats are likely to stay on the defensive over Dodd-Frank while trying to grapple with the reform of Fannie and Freddie.

City National Bank & Trust in Lawton, Okla., is venturing outside of its home state by opening three branches inside Wal-Mart Supercenters in Kansas.

ServisFirst Bank has expanded into Mobile, Ala., after hiring Alex Arendall and Jay Weber as senior vice presidents.

The bank announced on Wednesday a new sponsorship deal with the Detroit Lions, part of its ongoing effort to raise its profile in the Wolverine State.

After Elizabeth Warren's fiery speech to the Democratic National Convention, there is talk that if she wins the Massachusetts Senate seat in November, she may be a contender for president in 2016.

Renasant in Tupelo, Miss., has filed a shelf registration that would allow it to raise up to $150 million.

The American Bankers Association released its official slate of candidates who are set to take office at the group's annual convention next month.

A return to looser Fannie and Freddie underwriting guidelines for homeowners refinancing outside of post-crisis programs will probably create lower returns on mortgage-backed securities than most investors expect.

A number of cities, faced with limited access to the bond market, are turning to banks for tax anticipation notes as an alternative funding source.

The Fed unveiled on Thursday a new publication and website aimed at community bankers, including a question and answer session with Chairman Ben Bernanke on the challenges facing smaller institutions.

The Treasury Department will auction its stakes in five more banks — including shares it owns in an Illinois bank that it previously failed to sell — as it continues to wind down the Troubled Asset Relief Program.

Banks like BBVA Compass, USAA and ING are turning to a flurry of new social recruiting services to help them lure the best and brightest.

Some courts will deem financial institutions liable simply for knowing about the red flags, while others require proof the bank knew about their customers' schemes. This subjective standard is often unfair and difficult to manage.

Dozens of institutions have banded together to voice concerns they say are being overlooked by lawmakers and regulators.

Memorial City Bank is canvassing Houston for acquisition targets, capital and commercial loans.

A class-action suit against Goldman Sachs Group Inc. over mortgage-backed securities was revived by a federal appeals court in New York.

The sudden jump in proprietary modifications reported by Hope Now may reflect the impact of the state Attorneys General settlement.

Robin Robeson, the new chief operating officer of Guaranty Federal in Springfield, Mo., has returned to banking with a new understanding of software and other matters after working at Duck Creek Technologies.

BMO Harris Bank in Chicago is opening a corporate banking office in Atlanta as part of its expansion outside the Midwest.

As Elizabeth Warren and other Democrats mounted their defense of Dodd-Frank on Wednesday, they sought to counter Republican charges that President Obama doesn't understand the private sector by pointing to the steps he has taken to help small business.