Fannie Mae will request another $4.6 billion in U.S. government aid after posting a $2.41 billion loss in the fourth quarter, the mortgage finance company said Wednesday.

Boston Private Financial Holdings Inc. has put some of its excess capital to work by repurchasing 5.4 million warrants in a move that would eliminate potential dilution.

First California Financial Group Inc. in Westlake Village, Calif., has agreed to buy a small California bank about a month after announcing that it had hired an investment bank to explore its options.

Barclays' U.S. unit became the latest credit card lender to benefit from Bank of America Corp.'s crash diet, as it bought a $1.3 billion Sallie Mae credit card portfolio.

A judge's ruling against the sale of BankAtlantic to BB&T could also empower holders of trust preferred securities to play a bigger role in M&A.

eBay Inc.'s online payments arm, PayPal Inc., announced Tuesday that it is expanding its partnership with Home Depot Inc. and increasing its acceptance at all of Home Depot's stores nationwide.

During a pair of appearances Tuesday on Capitol Hill, top housing officials from the Obama administration sought to reassure members of Congress about the financial condition of the Federal Housing Administration.

First Republic Bank in San Francisco said certain shareholders, including members of its management team, will sell up to 11.8 million shares of common stock in a secondary offering.

PrivateBancorp Inc. has named a president of personal client services to oversee a new line of business that combines some of the Chicago company's offerings.

North Carolina Gov. Bev Perdue said Tuesday that she has nominated Ray Grace to take over as the state's banking commissioner.

JPMorgan Chase plans to scale back its branch expansion, cut hundreds of investment banking technology jobs and sharpen its focus on affluent customers and international markets, Todd Maclin and other executives say.

Wells Fargo & Co. unveiled specific new terms in the national mortgage servicing settlement on Tuesday, providing the most detailed summary to date of what concessions banks did and did not win from federal and state officials.

It's about time banks stop whining about increased regulation and do something to get ahead of it.

Sen. Mark Udall, a Colorado Democrat, has placed a hold on a community bank bill that would increase the 500-shareholder threshold that requires a small bank to register with the SEC. He is conditioning his support on the advancement of a separate bill that would raise the cap on credit union member business lending.

The Wisconsin private equity company, not to be confused with the New York firm, wants more capital to invest in smaller banks. Jon Bruss, the company's CEO, shares his thoughts on banking, private equity and what the future holds for struggling banks.

Wells Fargo & Co. said Tuesday it received a Wells notice from the Securities and Exchange Commission relating to disclosures in its mortgage-backed securities offering documents.

James E. Young, the longtime president and chief executive of Citizens Trust Bank in Atlanta, died on Monday after a brief battle with cancer. He was 62.

SunTrust Banks Inc., which has already lost hundreds of millions after repurchasing bad mortgages, could lose up to $150 million as it deals with the cost of mortgage-servicing problems.

After imposing a raft of new regulations, mortgage regulators are seeking servicing industry input to prevent the latest housing rescue bids from suffering the same dismal fate as their predecessors.

Carlile Bancshares Inc. in Fort Worth announced late Monday that it is acquiring Northstar Financial Corp. in Denton, Texas, and its subsidiary, the $950 million-asset Northstar Bank.