Retail & Commercial

Codorus Valley Bancorp (CVLY) in York, Pa., has appointed Benjamin Riggs to become its general counsel and secretary.

Roughly a third of Fifth Third Bancorp's (FITB) branches are suited for self-service — and a portion of them will go that route in 2014, according to the Cincinnati company's chief financial officer, Tayfun Tuzun.

Lower credit losses and higher premium revenues pushed the Federal Housing Administration’s mortgage insurance fund closer to positive territory and the agency says it is on pace to reach its statutory capital requirement two years ahead of schedule.

A recap of the informed opinions (and the discussions they generated) on BankThink this week.

Salin Bank and Trust in Indianapolis has named Matthew Fields as vice president, business development officer.

BBCN Bancorp (BBCN) in Los Angeles has hired a senior manager at HSBC to become its first chief retail banking officer.

The defendants in two separate alleged scams have settled charges with the Federal Trade Commission and will be banned from providing mortgage- and debt-relief services.

Banks lost $1.7 billion to deposit-account fraud, according to an American Bankers Association survey.

U.S. Bancorp (USB) has promoted P.W. Parker to vice chairman and chief risk officer, the Minneapolis company said Thursday.

The Federal Reserve Board has approved a delayed merger between United Bancshares in Charleston, W.Va., and Virginia Commerce Bancorp in Arlington.