Retail & Commercial

After government-subsidized servicing transfers to Fortress's Nationstar stopped, the company kept expanding through private market deals with innovative financing structures. But as it bids for the massive ResCap portfolio, the GSEs' good will remains a valuable asset.

Some private-equity investors are rushed to exit their banking investments, but the growth prospects of EverBank Financial in Jacksonville, Fla., should keep its moneymen patient, CEO Robert Clements says.

Banks can't win back business through optimistic future-focused messaging that ignores the real pain in our country. What customers really want is for their bank to apologize for its missteps.

Bank of Virginia in Midlothian, Va., is moving to shore up its stock price.

It's been a long, steady decline for mutual thrifts across most of the nation. That isn't the case in Maine, where an aversion to outsiders benefits home-grown mutuals.

Loans backed by apartment buildings rose by roughly $40 billion last year.

Citing changes in the regulatory landscape — as well as tepid loan demand — banks are suddenly showing more interest in a decades-old program that allows them to indirectly invest in small businesses.

C1 Bank of Lakewood Ranch, Fla., may be requiring U.S. Century Bank in Doral, Fla., to unload some troubled loans prior to C1's pending purchase of the struggling lender.

The Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco has terminated a memorandum of understanding with Wilshire Bancorp (WIBC) in Los Angeles.

Investors on occasion are willing to roll the dice, but more often they support companies with potential for a powerful first step in the marketplace. They do not place Near Field Communication payments technology in either category.