Retail & Commercial

Synovus Financial in Columbus, Ga., reported higher quarterly earnings that reflected an increase in fee income and cost control.

Bank of New York Mellon, the world’s second-largest custody bank, reported a third-quarter profit that beat analysts’ estimates as the company cut expenses to offset the impact of lower interest rates.

Regal Bank in Livingston, N.J., has agreed to buy Community First Bank in Somerset, N.J.

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Regions Financial in Birmingham, Ala., reported gains in loans and overall revenues in the third quarter, but its net income declined from the same period last year due to increases in its premium for federal deposit insurance and provision for loan losses.

Mortgage servicers have gotten a rare reprieve from the Federal Housing Administration.

The online lender Enova International has hired an ex-HSBC executive as its chief operating officer.

Revere Bank in Laurel, Md., has agreed to buy BlueRidge Bank in Frederick, Md.

General Electric is trying to entice its shareholders to exchange their stock for shares in Synchrony Financial, the spun-off credit card lender.

Bank of the Ozarks in Little Rock, Ark., is set to catapult over $10 billion in assets after agreeing to buy Community & Southern Holdings in Atlanta.