It didn't take long for Live Oak to explode onto the SBA lending scene. Though it has just $330 million in assets, CEO Chip Mahan's latest banking venture trails only Wells Fargo and U.S. Bank on the government's list of the most active SBA lenders.

A federal jury convicted three former executives at the failed Bank of the Commonwealth in Norfolk, Va., of hiding the bank's bad assets for their own gain.

Anchor BanCorp Wisconsin (ABCW) in Madison lost $17.5 million in the first quarter despite an improvement in credit quality.

As long as your corporate social responsibility program is a true effort to give back, it can pay huge dividends for everyone involved.

Nasdaq has warned Naugatuck Valley Financial (NVSL) in Connecticut that it is in violation of the exchange’s rules because of a delay in filing its latest quarterly report.

Chilean bank Banco de Credito e Inversiones has agreed to buy the $4.7 billion-asset City National Bank of Florida from Spain's Bankia for $882.8 million.

The company plans to place a greater emphasis on commercial banking in cities such as Houston and Jacksonville, Fla.

Higher turnout at annual meetings and new SEC reporting rules are forcing bankers and activist shareholders to spend more time, money swaying voters in proxy fights.

The $225 million-asset Goldthwaite is buying First National Bancshares in Hico, Texas. Terms of the deal were not disclosed.

Hancock Holding in Gulfport, Miss., will close roughly a fifth of its branches as investors press management to cut costs.

Banks have been blaming one another for recklessly chasing business loans. Data on portfolio yields and growth offers perspective on which ones are being the most aggressive.

Bank of the Ozarks (OZRK) in Little Rock, Ark., is constructing a regional headquarters in Florida.

Talbot Bank in Easton, Md., has signed a consent order with the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. and its state regulator, effective Friday.

Sharp bookkeepers could spot a kite in progress, but, more often than not, they were too hurried to give the ledgers a second look.

Bankers Bank Northeast in Glastonbury, Conn., has hired a former Home Loan bank executive to be its next chief.

First Niagara Financial (FNFG) in Buffalo, N.Y., has reportedly reached a severance agreement with John Koelmel, who was ousted as chief executive in March.

Centier Bank in Whiting, Ind., has begun using a card-issuance system from EFT Source, a provider of turnkey card programs.

Online lenders threaten to seize dominant control of the market for small loans to small business.

Henry Holt & Co. announced a deal with Elizabeth Warren for her account of founding the CFPB, her Massachusetts Senate race and advocacy for the middle class.

Plumas Bancorp in Quincy, Calif., has exited the Troubled Asset Relief Program by repurchasing a warrant from the Treasury Department.