Once heavy on grey type, Bank of North Carolina's reports are now dotted with colorful graphs, charts and heat maps so that busy senior executives and board members can quickly assess things like loan data and branch profitability and keep better tabs on the integration of acquired banks.

The numerous recent retailer data breaches have led issuers, like BankPlus in Belzoni, Miss., to realize that they may have to replace most of their cards with little or no warning.

The agency has been applauded for efforts to shorten the application process for certain 7(a) loans, though the move has also raised concerns about the potential for loosened underwriting.

Aging board members and bank executives can pose a threat to successful strategic planning, which requires the ability to think decades into the future.

Cambridge Bancorp in Boston is looking for a chief executive to succeed Joseph Roller when he retires next year.

First Financial Bancorp of Cincinnati has pushed back the expected closing date for its acquisitions of First Bexley Bank and Insight Bank, pending a review by the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency.

Six directors at Solera National Bancorp (SLRK) have resigned as the Lakewood, Colo., company remains embroiled in a messy public struggle with its biggest investor.

Smaller banks face a tricky choice with jumbo loans: hold them and face rate risk, or sell them to a bigger bank and risk losing a customer. An unusual arrangement between the FHLB and a REIT could offer community banks a better route.

The United States Court of Appeals has confirmed BancorpSouth's lack of liability in an online banking fraud case, and even granted that the bank may seek to recover attorneys' fees from the victim.

A federal district court in Washington upheld another ruling disallowing three hedge funds controlling portions of a defaulted loan from voting on a reorganization plan. The ruling could impact banks as they make more concessions to win business.

The Supreme Court told a lower court to take another look at a ruling that let the National Credit Union Administration sue a group of banks for allegedly deceiving investors about mortgage-backed securities.

Many bankers are accusing their competitors of softening loan terms to stay competitive. Here are seven ways bankers are easing credit standards to court business borrowers.

Univest Corp. of Pennsylvania (UVSP) in Souderton said its president of wealth management is leaving to lead a nonprofit financial services firm whose operations include a credit union.

National Bank Holdings (NBHC) in Greenwood Village, Colo., has tapped a recently retired banking commissioner to join its board.

Commerce Bancshares (CBSH) of Kansas City, Mo., expects to sell $150 million in preferred stock, which it will use to buy back $200 million of its common stock.

Mutuals also face a disadvantage with succession planning because they are unable to offer equity-based compensation. Instead, mutuals need to highlight cultural advantages that include a better quality of life and greater stability.

Coast Bancorp (CTBP) raised $6.8 million in capital through a private placement offering as it looks to grow after recently resolving a regulatory order.

The $7.4 billion-asset company announced this week that it is planning a branch in Greenville, S.C.

WASHINGTON — A bank subsidiary should be able to claim tax refunds resulting from the institution's losses even if its tax returns are filed by the holding company, the federal bank regulators said in guidance issued Friday.

A recap of the informed opinions (and the discussions they generated) on BankThink this week.