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CoBiz Financial Inc. said Monday that it was initially approved for as much as $57.4 million from the Small Business Lending Fund program — the second highest amount approved to date.

The Federal Deposit Insurance Corp.'s "Quarterly Banking Profile" showed many positive signs for the industry. Net income was nearly 38% higher than a year earlier, registering the eighth straight quarter with year-over-year earnings growth. Total loans rose 0.9% in the quarter to $7.3 trillion, the first such increase in three years.

Miami-based Ocean Bank faces a nearly $11 million fine to settle charges it turned a blind eye to drug traffickers allegedly using the bank to launder money.

Central bank proposes two-year phase-in period for thrift holding companies to start new reporting requirements.

When the final chapter on this housing crisis is written, I hope that I am still around to see those who were responsible for its cause and the feeble attempts to fix it held responsible.

The agency's Quarterly Banking Profile will report bank and thrift earnings for the second quarter. In May, the agency said institutions had earned $29 billion in the first quarter, and net income had grown on a year-over-year basis for seven straight quarters.

Most 'ex parte' communications with the regulator will be part of the public domain.

Stein and Clarida have let their opinions be known on issues ranging from capital rules to Fed efforts to boost the economy.

Years may pass before some merchants realize any savings from the debit card interchange-fee cap mandated by the Durbin amendment to the Dodd-Frank Act.

Mutual holding companies now must explain why they want to waive dividends from their thrifts. Observers fear the rule could repel prospective investors.