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Owners of small businesses may feel more hopeful about the future, but their hiring plans remain on hold.

JPMorgan Chase (JPM) is pushing back against a shareholder proposal to let investors vote on whether the bank should consider taking itself apart.

Freshman lawmaker Rep. John Delaney, who used to head commercial lender CapitalSource, discussed his priorities as a new member of House Financial Services Committee.

The Little Rock, Ark., bank plans more deals in addition to its agreement to buy First National Bank of Shelby in North Carolina. Similar deals by other buyers could be on the horizon.

The country's largest banks are counting on mobile technology to help them keep customers, win new business and — especially at Citigroup and Bank of America — replace branches.

A three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals ruled that President Obama did not have the authority a year ago when he filled three recess appointments to the NLRB — the same day he appointed Richard Cordray to head the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.

Loan-loss reserves will soon reach a point of equilibrium with the size and risk profile of loan portfolios, making it harder for banks to reduce provisions.

Our analysis is agnostic on whether the costs are proportional to the benefits. But we find the claim that the CARD Act has had no cost to cardholders to be too hopeful based on current data.

Hancock Holding (HBHC) reported higher quarterly earnings after it cut costs and generated higher fee income.