Fee income and improvement in asset quality helped Comerica in Dallas increase third-quarter earnings.

KeyCorp (KEY) reported higher third-quarter profit after recording a gain from the sale of its investment management and broker-dealer units.

Confusion and panic. Those are the words most often used by lenders when faced with the onslaught of mortgage regulations and other rules going into effect in three months. Regulators have sought to defuse concerns partly by attending industry conferences, but they have also made it clear that several other big changes are on their way. Following is a guide to what's ahead.

Acquisitive banks have frequently used the "accretive to earnings" pabulum to sway shareholders and justify overpriced transactions. This has created an illusion of acquisition value that is detrimental to the market.

Municipal Employees Credit Union in Baltimore has received approval from the National Credit Union Administration to buy a bank.

Gateway Bank of Southwest Florida has appointed Brian Hall, the founder of rival Sabal Palm Bank in Sarasota, to its executive team.

The Troy, Mich., bank's agreement to buy the four remaining bank units of Capitol Bancorp in a bankruptcy auction would strengthen its Midwestern profile, but it has to accept two far-flung units and navigate some tricky regulatory issues to get the deal done.

Malvern Bancorp (MLVF) in Paoli, Pa., expects to report another quarterly loss after selling a block of problem loans and repaying Federal Home Loan Bank advances.

In just under a year, Sen. Heidi Heitkamp has emerged as a key player on the Banking Committee, helping to work on a bipartisan housing finance reform bill and championing legislation to provide relief to small banks.

Washington Federal (WAFD) in Seattle attributed its strong third quarter to economic improvements in the eight states in which it operates.

Former Citigroup executive Gordon Baird plans to launch an application at Independence Bancshares that ties together mobile banking and real-time processing – a technology that some industry experts say could revolutionize banking.

A breakdown of M&A announcements in the financial services industry for the week ended Oct. 12

The Federal Reserve Board has hit three Southern banks — Highlands Community Bank and New Peoples Bank in Virginia, and North Georgia Community Financial Partners — with enforcement actions.

Toronto-Dominion Bank is thinking of making a play for Royal Bank of Scotland’s Citizens Financial Group, according to a report published Sunday.

Wintrust Financial in Rosemont, Ill., recorded higher quarterly profits on increased net interest income and benefits from buying Diamond Bancorp in Schaumburg, Ill.

Commerce Bancshares (CBSH) in Kansas City, Mo., beat quarterly earnings estimates as its asset quality and fee income improved.

Capitol Bancorp said late Monday that it will sell its four remaining banks to Talmer Bancorp in Troy, Mich.

These financially underserved individuals are far from disconnected. They are actually more active users of mobile phones and social media than the population at large.

About 80% of Bank of the West's wealth management customers are existing customers from elsewhere in the bank, according to John Bahnken, head of wealth management for the San Francisco bank.

The San Francisco unit of French bank BNP Paribas is in the "early part" of its plans to enlarge its asset-management operations, but Bank of the West already has tripled its number of financial advisors and doubled its number of wealth-management customers.