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An Ohio bank's decision to balk at paying dividends to a private investor in its Troubled Asset Relief Program shares may reduce investor interest in future offerings. That could be bad news for the government in its bid to turn a buck on upcoming share sales.

The Officer of the Comptroller of the Currency is trying to shift big bank execs' focus to risks in areas like governance, operations, internal controls and communications. So far, most are failing.

The Transaction Account Guarantee program ran into trouble, a columnist warned of innovation's risk to banks and JPM's Jamie Dimon took to the spotlight.

Investors Bancorp's Kevin Cummings says the mutual thrift is ready to take the next step in its process of converting to a publicly owned company.

After doing two deals in 2012, Investors Bancorp's Kevin Cummings is ready to consider more worthwhile acquisitions.

Investors Bancorp's CEO explains why the company is expanding in the New York area, despite stiff competition from bigger banks.

Industry marketing execs urge a focus on satisfying customers, communicating via social media and CEO support for a strong brand.

An ample supply of skilled workers and other factors will encourage banks to continue bringing tech jobs back to the U.S. next year, says Harley Lippman of Genesis10, an IT consulting, staffing and domestic outsourcing firm.

Payments upstarts like Dwolla and Chirpify are aiming to capitalize on social media's popularity. But the question remains whether consumers will flock to a system that lets the world know what they're buying.

Bankers are applauding the opening salvo of a Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. bid to address community bank troubles. But they're also already asking what comes next.