Banco Popular de Puerto Rico

Adding to a storehouse of capital and maintaining strong regulatory relationships are among the banking veteran's top priorities following a failed bid to sell his company in early 2012.

Citigroup's pullback in the affluent Main Line suburbs of Philadelphia is the latest example of banks trying to right-size their branch networks.

UBS's guilty plea seen as "epic," small banks get a bit of good news, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau preps for a busy year.

In a market where banks have been massively devalued, BankUnited's CEO says executives will have to focus on creating value over the next few years to sell at attractive prices.

The industry returned to sustainable (albeit tepid) profitability this year and housing appears to have bottomed. Regulatory fines and litigation continue to cast a pall on the future, however.

In the most challenging banking environment in memory, BankUnited's John Kanas expects the winners to be those companies most adept at amassing capital, cutting costs and figuring out the innovation puzzle.

Bank of American CEO Brian Moynihan has done much to steady the giant bank, but his long-term survival may require a new trick — kick-starting growth.

Exorbitant costs, excessive complexity torpedo review program. But a proposed $10 billion settlement faces problems of its own.

Washington's budget deal contained mixed news for banks; HSBC sought to downsize it branches; and rivals pushed ahead with efforts to replace bricks and mortar with phones and cameras.

The deal clears up a major source of uncertainty at the banking giant and is likely to lead the way for similar settlements between Fannie and other big mortgage originators.