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.

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

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.

Costly due diligence and the heavy demands of institutional investors still make it difficult for aspiring acquirers to pull the trigger on bank M&A.

First Federal Savings & Loan Association of Bucks County still likes mortgage lending but has turned to sophisticated hedging to manage risk, incoming CEO Jeane Coyle says.

Provident Bank announced Thursday that it had hired John Lynch, a senior financial consultant who will focus on clients in the lower Hudson Valley.

William Loving believes that the banking industry will shrink at a much slower rate than what many predict.

Pacific Mercantile in Costa Mesa, Calif., reported a fourth-quarter loss as expenses rose and a tax benefit dwindled.

The Treasury Department plans to auction its holdings in seven banks, including Flagstar Bancorp (FBC), as it continues to unwind the Troubled Asset Relief Program holdings.

Bank of Farmington in Illinois is launching an investment-services division. The new unit, Bank of Farmington Investment Services, will be headed by financial advisor Chad Mayall.

BankUnited in Miami Lakes, Fla., has priced a planned secondary offering by its biggest investors.

Union First Market Bankshares in Richmond, Va., has repurchased a large block of common stock from one of its largest investors.

M&T CEO Robert Wilmers packs a punch in his annual letters to shareholders. Here are some of the highlights of this year's missive.

The merger of NBT Bancorp (NBT) and Alliance Financial Group (ALNC) is nearly official.

CommunityBank of Texas has agreed to buy Vista Bank Texas. "These are two independent powerhouses coming together to fill a hole in the Houston banking market," said J. Pat Parsons, CommunityBank's CEO.

OneWest Bank in Pasadena, Calif., which has been considering a sale or an initial public offering, has been meeting with potential merger partners, according to a report.

A number of banks will 'find themselves' in the year ahead via deals that redefine where they operate and what they do, a Deloitte study finds.

Aubrey Patterson keeps in touch with his successor and advises bankers to think twice before surpassing $10 billion in assets and earning more regulatory scrutiny.