Banking

Community bankers should be more concerned about interest rate risk, mortgage rules and examiner's questions about strategic direction than anything the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau might do, regulators say.

Hanmi Financial Corp's talks with rivals about a possible sale have stalled because of disagreements over price and management, said people with knowledge of the matter.

Fiserv has added another customer for its online billing platform.

Signature Bank in New York has hired eight bankers from Citigroup to run two private client banking teams.

U.S. companies are growing more cautious about tapping available credit lines even as large lenders up their credit limits.

Bank of the West in San Francisco is making a middle-market commercial lending push.

Even if regulators restrict banks' ability to charge overdraft fees, those consumers who value banks that cover their overdrafts will find a way to reward institutions providing the best service.

Samsung and Visa will likely demonstrate the full potential of their contactless mobile payments alliance at this week’s unveiling of the Samsung Galaxy S IV smartphone.

VantageScore's new credit scoring model ignores accounts that were referred to collection agencies but then paid off. The company cites cold, hard numbers for its decision to drop a controversial practice.

American Express is doing a lot to shed its image as the card for the elite. In recent years Amex has worked with Twitter, Facebook, Foursquare, video game companies and other new partners to win the favor of young adults.

State regulators in Georgia Friday closed the $259 million-asset Frontier Bank in LaGrange, the fourth institution to fail this year.

Michael Duffy, president of Chase Paymentech, passed away Thursday night. He was 54.

Nationstar Mortgage Holdings was ordered to stop auctioning some home loans backing mortgage securities after an investor sued.

Christine Rush announced plans to retire as the $855 million-asset company's CFO on May 10, Old Line disclosed in a Friday filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Bankers are bracing for the start of more severe anti-money laundering exams as regulators rework their standards and prepare to issue another round of guidance tackling the issue.

Firms have continued to plow money into bank deposits, but high liquidity ratios appear to be more a continuation of trends in place since the 1980s than a reaction to the financial crisis.

U.S. home prices probably will rise 8 percent this year, up from a previous estimate of a 4.7 percent increase, according to Bank of America.

If you thought bankers were happy when Barney Frank left, try 'em now that Sen. Carl Levin has decided to retire next year and relinquish his hold on the aptly named Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations.

Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., is urging the Justice Department to investigate Lender Processing Services for double-billing of foreclosure-related legal fees.

As a newcomer to the small business market, Heartland Financial wondered how it could quickly become competitive. An app that analyzes historical credit data for quick, accurate lending decisions helped.