The Memphis, Tenn., company has been quietly hiring business lenders in key cities in North Carolina and Virginia and would consider selective acquisitions, CEO Bryan Jordan says.

Banks are preparing their bids for City National Bank of Florida and are expected to make offers in the next few days, according to a published report.

With banks suffering a squeeze on consumer banking profits, the question for institutions large and small is whether emerging mobile and other services can ever make up for declining revenues elsewhere.

Westfield Financial has filed for regulatory approval to open a branch in Granby, Conn., which would be its first location outside of western Massachusetts.

Shareholders of BankUnited (BKU) in Miami Lakes, Fla., are preparing to sell about one-fifth of the company's outstanding stock.

Ocwen Financial has a new chief accounting officer: Catherine Dondzila.

Pacific Premier in Irvine, Calif., is buying San Diego Trust Bank for $30.6 million.

Finding ways to spotlight and promote our small business customers within our branches strengthens a customer’s bond with his bank like few things can.

SunTrust Banks (STI) will close around 40 branches this quarter as it continues its efforts to rein in costs, its chief executive said Tuesday.

The $1 billion-asset Pacific Mercantile said Tuesday that it would sell $2.2 million shares of common stock to private equity firm Carpenter Funds for roughly $14.8 million.

SI Financial Group (SIFF) in Willimantic, Conn., will buy Newport Bancorp (NFSB) in Rhode Island for roughly $61.3 million.

C1 Bank in St. Petersburg, Fla., has recruited the state's former top financial official to its board.

Some banks may be getting reckless with the pricing and terms they're offering commercial borrowers. The trend should temper enthusiasm for otherwise welcome signs of growth.

A Pennsylvania transportation agency has added new accusations to the securities lawsuit it filed against the $1.2 billion-asset Orrstown Financial Services (ORRF).

Bryan Jordan, the CEO of First Horizon, says regulation and competition are forcing banks to find ways to connect with customers who don't want face-to-face contact.

It could take another two years for Renasant to get close to its investor returns from before the crisis, and that's OK, CEO Robin McGraw says.

Rep. Maxine Waters, the ranking member on the House Financial Services Committee, said she and some colleagues are frustrated with the pace of work to implement diversity provisions of the Dodd-Frank Act.

A former hedge fund manager who now handles some investments for Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway has left the board of WSFS Financial (WSFS).

Ray Grace, the acting banking commissioner of North Carolina, used humor to deflect some tough questions aimed at regulators about limits on bank startups.