A single lawsuit filed by a one attorney helped create a spike in Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA) lawsuits filed in the May 16-31 reporting period, according to WebRecon LLC, a Grand Rapids, Mich.- based firm that tracks the data from U.S. District Courts.

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Republic Bancorp Inc. in Louisville, Ky., plans to continue making tax refund loans despite pressure from the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp., the company's chief executive said last week.

The Federal Reserve has reached a written agreement with Northwest Bancorporation of Illinois Inc. in Palatine.

Citizens Republic Bancorp Inc. in Flint, Mich., is planning a reverse stock split that may help it avoid a delisting.

Hampton Roads Bankshares Inc. in Norfolk, Va., is looking to sell 10 branches and its mortgage and insurance businesses.

Loan production offices lost popularity among community bankers during the financial crisis. A need for growth, amid intense competition, could bring them back in force.

DENVER – Public Service CU will offer a dedicated bike-thru lane at its Fort Collins branch June 22 to celebrate Bike to Work Day.

Internal stress-testing is a good practice, but regulatory use of hypothetical results to determine supervisory ratings or required capital levels would be destructive.

The San Diego County Credit Union is licensing new software that allows it to make same-day payments available through the same service as traditional Web bill payment, as well as create a simple link to myriad other automated payments to make user navigation and access easier.

Two San Francisco credit unions have applied to state regulators to acquire the ailing 1st Choice Federal Credit Union and Pacifica-Coastside Credit Union.

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Boston Private Bank & Trust has sold one of its four Seattle-area branches to fast-growing Heritage Financial Corp.

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First Midwest Bank in Itasca, Ill., has hired longtime Chicago-area banking executive Mark G. Sander as its new president and chief operating officer.

Stearns has taken a scattershot approach to failed-bank deals that many observers believe to be a mere revenue play, not a franchise builder. But in Florida, it's ready to expand further.

Changes as a result of Dodd-Frank should allow banks easier access to new markets nationwide and likely result in increased competition and industry consolidation.

Bank of Georgetown in Washington, D.C., has raised more than $25 million in fresh capital that it will use to fund its continued expansion in the city and surrounding suburbs.

Small-business owners prefer bank loans over other forms of financing, but banks remain reluctant to lend due to pressure from their regulators, according to a survey released Monday by the Graziado School of Business and Management at Pepperdine University.

ACA International officials on Monday introduced "The Path Forward: A Blueprint for Modernizing America’s Debt Collection System" - a five-point plan it hopes will improve collections by reducing, preventing and better resolving consumer complaints.