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The California company ended three years of loan runoff after expanding into San Diego and adding managers for its agribusiness, construction and mortgage operations. What it would really like to do next is find the perfect acquisition.

Community banks are facing mounting competition from bigger companies, regulators and consulting firms as they try to staff up in their compliance departments. American Banker editors discuss how small banks can compete for the best compliance personnel and what they should be looking for in potential new hires.

The CardLinX Association has released a set of guidelines that are directed at helping the parties involved in merchant-funded offers -- including financial institutions, publishers, advertisers, merchants, merchant acquirers and payment networks -- detect when they are being ripped off.

A group that advocates for more women on corporate boards has honored Royal Bank of Canada and KeyCorp (KEY) Chief Executive Beth Mooney for promoting diversity within their ranks.

Bond Street Holdings in Weston, Fla., plans to close four of the 25 branches it acquired from Great Florida Bank in Miami Lakes.

Shopping and banking on a mobile device has always been clunky, as processes designed for a full screen and keyboard have often been crushed inelegantly to fit a smartphone's much smaller screen.

A Maine bill to thwart predatory online lenders is moving to the full state legislature with the unanimous support of the state's Insurance and Financial Services Committee.

Bank of America Corp., the second-largest U.S. lender, is cutting 450 mortgage jobs from West Coast offices after new loans fell short of internal forecasts, two people with direct knowledge of the plans said.

The former bank analyst is striking out on his own after shutting down an investment firm he co-founded with banker Vernon Hill.

High-tech credit cards have often been a tough sell because of their cost and complexity, but two companies are pushing two very different approaches that they hope hold enough appeal to consumers to outweigh the up to $100 fee for the cardholder.

GSE regulator says Fannie and Freddie are responsible for monitoring servicers.

There are plenty of reasons why small banks may be reluctant to amp up their social media presence. But this week's bad weather illustrates how these platforms can provide a real value-add.

Douglas Biddle has succeeded Denise Portmann as CFO at Bank of the Pacific, the $705 million-asset company said in a press release Thursday.

First Trust in New Orleans has been freed from a written agreement with the Federal Reserve Board.

North Shore Bank in Peabody, Mass., has agreed to merge with Saugusbank in Saugus, Mass.

Peoples Financial Services in Scranton, Pa., reported a fourth-quarter loss tied to its merger with Penseco Financial Services. The $1.7 billion-asset company lost $2.8 million in the quarter, compared to Penseco's $2.7 million in profit a year earlier.

A Tampa homeowner is suing Bank of America (BAC) and U.S. Bancorp (USB), claiming that the banks delayed processing his mortgage payments in order to earn extra interest for themselves.

United Bancorp in Martins Ferry, Ohio, said its chief executive is stepping aside and that his son will take over day-to-day management.

West Virginia's City Holding is content to have loan officers drive several hours to pursue lending opportunities rather than relying on aggressive M&A. Part of the approach is tied to lessons learned from a risky strategy that blew up on a previous management team in the 1990s.

Housing and Urban Development Secretary Shaun Donovan says it’s important for investors in mortgage-backed securities to receive a fair price for seized mortgages.