Americas

Clifton Bancorp (CSBK) in New Jersey has named Tricia Cademartori Hrotko to the newly created position of chief revenue officer.

Old Second Bancorp (OSBC) in Aurora, Ill., is tempering its expectations for its planned public offering.

John and Bill Wheeler went as far as giving away foreclosed properties to reduce maintenance fees and bad assets. As a result, State Bank of Countryside has returned to profitability and is ready to start lending again.

Independence Bancshares, (IEBS) in Greenville, S.C., has filed multiple mobile payment patent technology applications with the United States Patent and Trademark Office.

Opus Bank in Irvine, Calif., has launched an initial public offering that could yield as much as $223 million for the company and its shareholders.

First Internet Bank is opening a commercial loan office in Phoenix and has hired three experienced lenders to run it.

ANTIGO, Wis. — The "mobile-only" consumer, those conducting all of their remote banking activity via a tablet or smartphone, are growing in number — quickly becoming a group that industry insiders and analysts say credit unions must cater to and support.

A Montana court has affirmed a jury verdict that had found Comerica Bank (CMA) responsible for putting one of its commercial clients out of business.

CHICAGO — It took five years, but consumers finally are making their mortgage payments before credit card payments, according to recent analysis from TransUnion.

LAS VEGAS — Even in this beaten-down housing market some home owners actually have equity, meaning home equity loans — a lending category that largely was forgotten in the aftermath of the housing crisis — are coming back.