Another day, another acquisition for deal-happy Wintrust Financial Corp.

Newly-named chief credit officer Dennis Dysart has filled most major posts at First National in Strasburg, Va., including five months as its interim CEO.

The San Antonio, Texas bank blasted excessive federal regulation in announcing it will replace its federal charter with a state one.

Carver Bancorp Inc. in New York reported a loss of $700,000 for its fiscal third quarter, as the recapitalized company took steps to mark down its problems assets.

If a condo crashes in South Florida, does anyone hear it? Apparently not, because yet another tower is planned for the tri-county area.

The apartment sector is projected to lead the housing market on the road to recovery, but growth in the multifamily sector will be highly uneven, industry experts said last week in Orlando.

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The bankruptcy trustee winding down Thornburg Mortgage has agreed to settle for $6.5 million a lawsuit against the company's former executives and its outside legal firm that alleged they engaged in a conspiracy to secretly use the failed mortgage company's employees and assets to launch a new company.

The insurance unit of Encore Bancshares Inc. of Houston has acquired Whittington Insurance Agency in League City, Texas.

A unit of SI Financial Group Inc. in Willimantic, Conn., is selling its trust operations outsourcing business to an Atlanta wealth management company.

The $77.6 million HomeStreet Inc. expects to raise in its initial public offering would go a long way toward improving its capital levels but not far enough to satisfy a regulatory order.

IndyCar, an auto racing sanctioning association, is teaming up with First Bankcard to offer a racing-themed rewards card that will transact over Discover Financial Services' network.

The Federal Reserve has reached a written agreement with Commerce Bancshares Inc. in Franklin, Tenn.

PayPal is digging even further into the prepaid card market at a time when more underbanked consumers favor such products. Users of the prepaid card do not need to have a PayPal account — though having one provides additional benefits.

Thomas Storrs, who led a Bank of America predecessor for nearly a decade, died last week. In an interview, Hugh McColl recalls his mentor's ability to think strategically and his determination to make interstate banking a reality.

Investors would be interested in buying Emigrant's 32 New York branches if the price is right and a deal can be done soon, Investors CEO Cummings says, according to a report.

Buoyed by lower expenses and increased fee income, Meta Financial Group Inc. of Storm Lake, Iowa, said that it earned $3.1 million for its fiscal year first quarter.

While the industry waits to see the final, detailed terms of the mortgage servicing settlement, officials released two documents Tuesday summarizing the highlights of the deal.

WASHINGTON – Joseph A. Smith, Jr., who will monitor the 49-state mortgage settlement with the five largest servicers, resigned Tuesday as North Carolina's bank commissioner.

The emergence of several new prepaid debit card programs and growing national distribution of major prepaid card brands is helping to generate marketplace interest in buying and selling prepaid card portfolios.