Banking

Franklin Synergy Bank in Franklin, Tenn., is taking a look at going public.

The case against a Georgia man and two companies he controls involves allegations of collecting debts that consumers did not owe.

As large companies wait 45 to 120 days to pay their bills, small suppliers grapple with cash flow and credit problems. Enter a new breed of online lender that gives immediate credit for invoices made out to large, dependable companies.

The news that JPMorgan Chase chief Jamie Dimon has curable throat cancer should remind all banks that medical issues involving executives are something many companies will have to face. Here are four things every bank should remember in planning for such events.

MutualBank (MFSF) in Muncie Ind., has agreed to buy Summit Mortgage in Fort Wayne, Ind.

Complete Financial Solutions, a mortgage and financial services company in Spokane, Wash., has agreed to buy American Patriot Bank in Greenville, Tenn.

The $3 billion-asset company said in a press release Wednesday that Scott Skorobohaty will be responsible for all commercial banking operations, which include serving small and midsize businesses, professional services firms and nonprofits.

Newegg's recent acceptance of Bitcoin is just the latest of the online electronics retailer's many digital payment options. Its tech-savvy audience demands digital currency and digital wallets, and accommodating these needs is critical to Newegg's expansion into new markets.

Carver Bancorp (CARV) in New York will revise its fiscal year 2014 and fiscal fourth quarter results to reflect higher expenses related to its pension plan and its accounting for leases.

Frank Sorrentino will attempt to integrate the systems at Center Bancorp a mere three weeks after the company merged with ConnectOne. The key is tremendous up-front planning — and having a crisis team at the ready, he says.

Greenlight Financial, a unit of Nationstar, will pay $48,000 to settle claim it denied or delayed mortgage loans to applicants on maternity leave.

Bank regulators on Wednesday released updated metrics used to evaluate compliance with interstate banking laws.

City National Bank (CYN) in Los Angeles opened an office in Daytona Beach, Fla., that will target clients in the entertainment, sports and motorsports industries.

Tim Hortons and the Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce have begun offering an interactive credit card that can change its funding source at the push of a button.

Idaho's Payday Loan Act, designed to dictate how much payday lenders can give borrowers, went into effect Tuesday.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. and LOUISVILLE, Ky. — The Tennessee Department of Financial Institutions gave the nod to the proposed merger of Kentucky Corporate Credit Union and Volunteer Corporate Credit Union, the final step toward completing the union, VolCorp reported.

Venture capitalist Tim Draper has been identified as the single winning bidder for a cache of bitcoins at a U.S. government auction, part of a larger pool of the virtual currency seized from the Silk Road website.

QCR Holdings (QCRH) in Moline, Ill., has exited the Small Business Lending Fund.

MobileIron on Tuesday unveiled software called Mobile Insight that's meant to give IT staff the ability to manage a company's employees' mobile devices from a mobile app.

These firms beat out dozens of others for the right to present their stories to bank technology executives. All made good impressions, but none more so than a firm that developed a technology that helps banks reduce the risk in their derivatives portfolios.