Pacific Continentalin Eugene, Ore., has named a new head for its operations around Seattle.

Customer complaints, compliance and risk management all continue to make it difficult for community banks to embrace sites such as Facebook and Twitter.

Banks can report suspected elder financial abuse to authorities without violating privacy provisions under the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act, according to guidance issued by seven federal regulators Tuesday.

Huntington Bancshares (HBAN) in Columbus, Ohio, has expanded its auto-finance business into its 17th state.

Five years after the financial crisis, the new regulatory regime remains a work in progress but one that's created a major burden for the industry. Here are some of the main takeaways from banking leaders and policymakers who gathered this week to discuss the state of affairs at American Banker's Regulatory Symposium in Washington, D.C.

Many if not all of the women on our ranking would tell you that their success at work has not taken place in a vacuum. It is one piece of their lives – lives that in some cases are filled with children, with aging parents needing assistance or any number of commitments that go along with being a well-rounded citizen.

United Security Bancshares in Thomasville, Ala., has recruited its next chief financial officer from Regions Financial.

The $4.24 billion-asset Banner said Tuesday it has agreed to buy Home Federal Bancorp (HOME) in Nampa, Idaho, for $197 million in cash and stock.

The $979 million-asset company plans to offer up to 1.4 million shares of common stock at $19 per share, according to a Sept. 12 filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Banks with assets of less than $50 billion will get a one-year reprieve from making their stress tests and capital plans adhere to Basel III standards, the Federal Reserve Board said Tuesday.

The CEO of HSBC USA says that stricter regulation is crucial to strengthening the banking system and winning back customers' trust, but she remains frustrated by the glacial pace of the rulemaking.

Country Club Bank in Kansas City, Mo., has promoted several executives.

Independence Bancshares (IEBS) in Greenville, S.C., has hired two former Verizon executives — Aditya Khurjekar and Humphrey Chen — to broaden its mobile-banking services.

A senior executive at OFG Bancorp (OFG) in San Juan, Puerto Rico, is moving to the top ranks of the Federal Home Loan Bank of New York.

Revisions to banks' duties under the Home Mortgage Disclosure Act are coming soon, and they are meant to "ease the operational and technological burdens" of banks, the head of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau said.

Saddle River Valley Bank, which was bought last year by Center Bancorp, allegedly failed to adequately monitor transactions with currency exchange houses in Mexico and the Dominican Republic.

Valley National Bancorp in Wayne, N.J., is offering to sell up to $125 million of subordinated notes to repay its trust-preferred debt.

First Niagara Financial Group in Buffalo, N.Y., has promoted Tom Faughnan to become senior director of its residential mortgage business.

Jacksonville Bancorp in Florida has raised $1 million through a rights offering.

Ocwen Financial in Atlanta has retired approximately $159 million of debt held by a private-equity backer.