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The Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. on Friday released its list of enforcement actions from September, including a consent order that played a role in derailing two planned acquisitions.
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Federal Housing Finance Agency Director Mel Watt has struck a conciliatory tone, seeking lenders' input and making loan-buyback rules more industry-friendly a clear signal the administration thinks it needs bankers' help to reignite the tepid housing recovery.
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A recap of the informed opinions (and the discussions they generated) on BankThink this week.
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Some banks' compensation expenses are soaring from the effects of technology upgrades, severance payments and the hunt for loan growth. But they insist that the investments will pay off in the form of higher revenue and improved efficiency.
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JetBlue Airways Corp. is in talks to replace American Express Co. as its credit-card partner, according to two people briefed on the matter.
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Ally Financial Inc. said the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission approached the company for information in a probe of lending to car buyers with spotty credit.
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Wayne Savings Bancshares in Wooster, Ohio, appointed H. Stewart Fitz Gibbon III as president and chief executive of the company and its banking unit.
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MB Financial in Chicago saw its earnings dip thanks mainly to costs associated with its acquisition of Taylor Capital Group.
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The $1.5 billion-asset bank lost $15 million in the third quarter, its twelfth straight quarterly loss, according to a Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. call report made public Friday.
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Investors Bancorp in Short Hills, N.J., reported higher third-quarter earnings, fueled by strong loan growth.
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