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Another data firm plans to seek regulatory certification as a credit bureau for payday lenders.

Synovus Financial in Columbus, Ga., has agreed to pay nearly $9 million to settle lawsuits that claim the company knew of illegal transactions by one of its clients.

SouthCrest Financial Group in Woodstock, Ga., has found a new leader after his predecessor departed eight months ago.

United Community Banks in Blairsville, Ga., reported higher quarterly gains spurred by fee revenue.

SunTrust Banks in Atlanta on Friday reported a slight increase in profit that could have been greater were it not for a surge in energy chargeoffs.

Executives at several minority-owned community banks nationwide, including OneUnited Bank in Boston and Carver Federal Savings Bank in New York, say they have received a windfall of deposits in recent weeks, coinciding with the introduction of the Black Money Matters Project.

Synovus Financial in Columbus, Ga., reported higher second-quarter earnings on solid growth in revenue and loans for investment properties.

Synovus Financial in Columbus, Ga., has plucked its next chief financial officer from in-state rival SunTrust Banks.

Liberty Shares in Hinesville, Ga., one of a handful of banks still stuck in the Troubled Asset Relief Program, has raised $26 million in capital.

The Little Rock, Ark., bank got the final regulatory approval it needed to buy C&S and C1, but not before agreeing to address some community reinvestment concerns in the Atlanta market and elsewhere.