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Bank of Kentucky Financial (BKYF) in Crestview Hills reported higher earnings as credit issues subsided.

Wintrust Financial (WTFC) in Rosemont, Ill., posted higher earnings after pursuing acquisitions.

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The concept of making anonymous online transactions is in the spotlight because of the prominence of the digital currency Bitcoin, but most consumers remain uneasy with the cryptocurrency's instability and risk. An alternative for the privacy-minded might sprout from Tor, or The Onion Router.

COLUMBUS, Ind. – Centra CU has acquired the former Kiel Bros. Oil Co. headquarters to house administrative staff.

CLIFTON PARK, N.Y. – Cap Com FCU has signed a contract with the Shen Board of Education to open a branch inside the Shenendehowa High School East next fall.

Bank Mutual (BKMU) in Milwaukee reported an increase in fourth-quarter earnings because of loan sales and service fees.

The Bureau's rules add incrementally to a previous mandate in the mortgage servicing settlement, but leave other regulators to sort out the controversy over the insurance for troubled homeowners.

National Mortgage Insurance Co., a new company based in Emeryville, Calif., announced Thursday that Fannie and Freddie have granted it approval as an eligible mortgage insurer.

One week after American Express Co. announced that its fourth-quarter earnings fell sharply from a year earlier, the company filled in more details Thursday.