Banking

National Bank Holdings (NBHC) in Greenwood Village, Colo., has received regulatory approval for its bank to pay a $313 million dividend to the holding company.

Safeguard Properties on Tuesday filed a motion to dismiss a fraud complaint by Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan that seeks to bar the Cleveland property inspection company from doing business in Illinois because inspectors broke into occupied homes.

Recent legal settlements have compounded big banks' fears about pursuing M&A, U.S. Bancorp chief Richard Davis says.

The payments association’s proposal comes amid regulatory scrutiny of bank relationships with online lenders, and could affect financial institutions' dealings with a range of other industries.

Community Financial (TCFC) in Waldorf, Md., has named William Pasenelli, its president and chief financial officer, as its next chief executive.

First Marblehead (FMD) in Boston plans to change its name to Collegiate Trust Corp. and initiate a reverse stock split to keep trading on the New York Stock Exchange.

Community banks are stepping up their mobile payments offerings — and a growing number say they're doing it more to please customers rather than for the direct profits.

Freddie Mac bought insurance covering a portion of losses on a pool of home loans from Arch Capital's Arch Reinsurance Ltd. unit, expanding risk-sharing efforts by the government-backed company.

Fiserv plans to integrate "device reputation" analytics from online security firm iovation into its authentication and anti-fraud services.

M&T Bank Corp. (MTB) said the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission and the Department of Justice are investigating financial reports by Wilmington Trust Corp. before M&T bought the firm.

European bankers, regulators and government officials Tuesday will take part in a cyber-war games run-through, according to reports. The test, which is being hosted in London, is being called "Waking Shark II."

One of our Top Tech Tech Companies to Watch in 2012, Narrative Science is winning bank clients for SAR reporting and building a private cloud model.

DSK Bank is using a gaming app from Misys to teach customers about the bank's products and their own finances.

Banks, along with Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, are revisiting mortgage lending policies to address fracking concerns. Some banks will no longer finance homes where an oil rig sits, and Freddie Mac says it can force the entire outstanding balance to be paid if an oil lease is signed.

The mortgage delinquency rate (the rate of borrowers 60 days or more delinquent on their mortgage) dropped 23.3% in the past year, ending Q3 2013 at 4.09%, according to TransUnion.

Banks put the brakes on small-business lending in October as the government shutdown shuttered the Small Business Administration and the Internal Revenue Service.

At some point, the CFPB may start asking if issuers' credit scoring models negatively affect minority credit card applicants more than white applicants.

Bank of America Corp. Chief Executive Officer Brian T. Moynihan said U.S. consumers are in "pretty good shape" and spending more with credit cards.

JPMorgan Chase & Co., the biggest U.S. bank by assets, is weighing whether to ban traders from using electronic chat rooms to communicate with peers at other firms as the forums draw scrutiny from global regulators, according to a person with knowledge of the matter.