Bank of New York Mellon Corp.'s (BK) first-quarter earnings fell 1% from a prior-year period that didn't have a credit loss provision as the trust bank's fee revenue also dipped.

West Virginia Attorney General Darrell McGraw filed a lawsuit Tuesday against seven unlicensed debt collection agencies he accuses of using unfair tactics to receive money from consumers.

Huntington Bancshares Inc.'s (HBAN) first-quarter earnings rose 21% reflecting the continued improvement of credit quality.

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TAMPA, Fla. – USF FCU, which serves the University of South Florida, recently worked with USF Health to place an ATM in the hospital’s new downtown medical research center--the Center for Advanced Medical Learning and Simulation.

A group of fair housing advocates said Tuesday it plans to file a discrimination complaint against U.S. Bancorp, claiming the bank failed to maintain and market real estate-owned properties in minority neighborhoods.

Fulton Financial (FULT) in Lancaster, Pa., said Tuesday that its first-quarter earnings climbed nearly 13% from the same period last year, to $38.1 million, as strong refinancing activity, improved asset quality and sharply lower funding costs more than offset sluggish commercial loan growth.

U.S. Bancorp and Comerica produced strong loan growth in the first quarter, but sustaining it partly will depend on converting commercial loan commitments into loans — something, they say, that is easier said than done.

In a complex move, BNC Bancorp (BNCN) in High Point, N.C., is seeking to change its private equity partner's ownership position in order to boost its capital levels.

BNC Financial Group of New Canaan, Conn., has hired former NewAlliance Bancshares Chief Executive Peyton R. Patterson as its new CEO.

TD Bank became the second major bank to adopt the Pew Charitable Trusts' model disclosure form to simplify its checking account information for customers, the nonprofit organization said on Tuesday.

The Cincinnati company was barred from raising the payout today after the most-recent series of stress tests.

Pioneer Bank in Dripping Springs, Texas, has struck its first-ever acquisition, announcing Tuesday that it is buying the $28 million-asset Colorado Valley Bank in LaGrange.

The GSE could have approved a short sale that would have let Louise Davidson stay in her home as a renter and eventually have the opportunity to buy it back. True to form, Fannie evicted her instead.

Some analysts believe the time is ripe for second-step conversions by mutual holding companies. Still, some bankers believe the floodgates will remain closed until regulators decide to let MHCs pay a special dividend before converting.

In first speech as comptroller, Curry touts the benefits of the national charter for community banks and thrifts as more consider flipping to state charters.

Loans to a wide range of businesses contributed to a nearly 7% increase in lending, executives of the Dallas bank said.

Westamerica Bancorporation (WABC) in San Rafael, Calif., said Tuesday that its first-quarter earnings fell 6.2%, to $21.8 million, from the same period in 2011 as the company intentionally curtailed its lending in response to persistently low interest rates and fierce competition for quality loans.