The Tampa Bay Buccaneers of the National Football League, known for its pewter-colored helmets and connection to privateers, has partnered with a local company that's been quickly growing through acquisitions.

FISHKILL, N.Y. – Bridgeway FCU on Wednesday said it will open a fourth branch in early November inside a Walmart store.

M&T and Comerica defended the deal-related charges that hurt their third-quarter earnings, saying future fees and new business will make the costs a distant memory. PNC says its deals will pay off quickly, too.

A federal judge has ruled the massive $8.5 billion settlement between Bank of America and several important investors who lost billions on mortgage-backed securities will be heard in federal court.

American Express Co. reported a 13% jump in third-quarter profit Wednesday, as the company's borrowers increased spending by 16% and losses from bad loans continued to decline.

Cardinal Financial Corp. in Tysons Corner, Va., on Wednesday said that third-quarter earnings rose 46% from a year earlier, to $8.6 million, due largely to improved credit trends and balance sheet growth.

Bank of America Corp., once the nation's largest residential mortgage lender, has dropped to third place, defeating the original purpose of its ill-fated takeover of Countrywide Financial Corp.

Washington Trust Bank will be one of the first banks to use FIS' new Business eBanking product.

Regulators are keeping a close eye on how smaller banks handle commercial lending and regulatory changes stemming from the Dodd-Frank Act, officials from various agencies told attendees at the Risk Management Association's annual conference.

New York Community Bancorp Inc. in Westbury, N.Y., on Wednesday reported that third-quarter earnings were virtually flat from a quarter earlier, at $119.8 million.

Stonegate Bank in Ft. Lauderdale, Fla., said Wednesday that third-quarter earnings rose 73% from a year earlier, to $1.6 million, due to increased lending.

To get its new payment system moving, Google Inc. is working with New Jersey Transit Agency to allow Google Wallet users to purchase tickets at some vending machines and ticket windows and to pay fares on seven bus routes.

FNB United Corp.'s private-equity led buyout of a rival bank cleared another key hurdle after FNB's shareholders approved the acquisition of Bank of Granite Corp.

WASHINGTON — Sen. Dick Durbin is calling on Wells Fargo to explain why it needs to impose new debit card fees when it posted a 21% increase in third quarter profits.

Citigroup Inc., the third-biggest U.S. lender, agreed to pay $285 million to settle U.S. regulatory claims it misled investors about a $1 billion financial product linked to risky mortgages that defaulted within months of its sale.

Washington's newest super-agency, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, sprang into life in July. That bureau was granted remarkable powers by Congress. Consumers and businesses alike will depend on the stability and effectiveness of the new bureau. However, Congress unwittingly may have infected the bureau with the equivalent of a latent computer virus that could damage the CFPB's ability to function, and shatter the expectations of its supporters.

Monthly reports show that improvements in credit card performance are leveling off, presaging an end to reserve releases that have propped up bank earnings. The graphics here show delinquencies and chargeoffs for the Big Six.

The Minneapolis bank managed to grow loans and revenue by avoiding overly aggressive pricing.

One third of the low-income households who closed an account between 2009 and 2010 cited hidden or expected fees as their reason for leaving their banks, according to a report released Tuesday by a division of The Pew Charitable Trusts.

TD Retail Card Services in Mahwah, N.J., said on Wednesday that it will develop and administer a private-label credit card program for retailer Ashley Furniture Industries Inc.