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Bank of the Ozarks (OZRK) on Wednesday finalized the cash acquisition of Bancshares in Houston, as well as its wholly-owned subsidiary Omnibank, for $21.5 million.

BB&T Corp. (BBT) Chief Executive Officer Kelly King had his pay cut 8.3 percent to $7.84 million for his work in 2013 after the bank missed profitability targets.

ODESSA, Texas — A thief made an unauthorized withdrawal Wednesday from an ATM located in the drive-through of Complex Community FCU.

Riverview Community Bank in Vancouver, Wash., has promoted Daniel Cox to executive vice president and chief credit officer.

Comerica Bank (CMA) in Dallas has rolled out a new online learning tool that is designed to help entrepreneurs better manage or grow their businesses.

More bankers want to use YouTube and other social media to get customers, but they often struggle with they should say or do in their campaigns. Here are three tips, including have fun and avoid repeating traditional ads.

The increased scrutiny, mortgage bankers complain, would end recent attempts to provide home loans to borrowers with weaker credit, something the FHA has been trying to spur for years.

Consumers were less eager to seek new mortgage loans for home purchases in the first quarter, in part due to cold weather across swaths of the country, according to a Federal Reserve report released Wednesday.

Citadel EFT, a credit card processing firm, announced this week that it is exploring ways to allow state-licensed marijuana businesses to accept electronic payments from their customers.

Park Sterling Corp. (PSTB) in Charlotte has agreed to buy Provident Community Bancshares (PCBS) in Rock Hill, S.C.