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Congress extended the National Flood Insurance Program through June 14, preventing the federal initiative from expiring on Saturday.

In stark contrast to his predecessor, C. Allen Parker said Thursday he accepts regulators' criticism and suggested that the bank may struggle to achieve revenue growth until it moves past its regulatory woes.

Its CEO says organic growth is preferable, but after spending five years tackling a series of enforcement actions tied to BSA compliance, the Pennsylvania bank has options.

The revised statute provides clarity on director travel, supervisory committees, conservatorship and more.

The industry is so worried that a proposed FCC rule could hamper communications with members that some trade groups are seeking help from an unlikely ally -- the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.

Many banks have already scaled back home lending or even left the business. With profit margins shrinking, inventories of homes at crisis levels and competition from nonbanks intensifying, that’s unlikely to change.

Ronald Rubin was asked by the state’s chief financial officer to resign after a review of an inspector general’s report detailed allegations of sexual harassment. Instead, Rubin is countering with accusations against the CFO.

Wider net interest margins compared to a year earlier helped make up for a slight decline in loan balances, as nearly two-thirds of banks reported higher profits in the first quarter.

Branches are closing at the fastest pace in years, and keeping them relevant to customers is a problem banks are being forced to solve in ever more creative ways.

Jelena McWilliams said federal bank regulators could begin "within a week or so" to discuss a draft proposal for reforming the Community Reinvestment Act.