The Federal Reserve issued an enforcement action against a Montana bank holding company and lifted one from the parent of a recovering Texas bank. Both moves mirror actions by the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency toward the companies' banking units.

Smaller banks cannot afford to support high-density branch networks as economic challenges persist.

Colonial American Bank wants to move its headquarters and switch its state charter to New Jersey from Pennsylvania.

NUVO Bank in Springfield, Mass. Plans to raise up to $5 million in capital.

The story of Barings speaks to another era, but also to banking's eternal vulnerabilities.

Fourth-quarter interest income and margins rose at Park Sterling (PSTB) in Charlotte, N.C., after an acquisition that doubled its assets.

The company has removed 'North Jersey' from its name and is seeking capital for possible acquisitions. Analysts meanwhile believe New York makes sense for expansion.

Jerry Von Rohr, the former chief executive of Reliance Bank in St. Louis, is suing for salary and benefits he says the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. unfairly prevented him from receiving.

Carver Bancorp (CARV) in New York ended a drought by posted a profitable fiscal third quarter.

Berkshire Hills Bancorp (BHLB) has hired a team of five away from TD Bank to open its first commercial banking office in eastern Massachusetts.

Robin McGraw, chief executive of Renasant in Tupelo, Miss., celebrated his deal for First M&F and the University of Mississippi football team's recruiting coup.

Renasant's willingness to pay a premium for First M&F, a small bank in the Deep South, indicates just how hungry banks are to put capital to use.

In its latest billboard ad, the Colorado bank is comparing itself to an institution that makes nearly anyone look good.

State legislators want to give Bank of North Dakota authority to originate and service mortgages for rural community banks.

The Treasury Department has decided to cancel the auction of Coastal Banking Company's Troubled Asset Relief Program shares after the bank received approval to pay dividends.

Industry veteran Al Celini expects plenty of challenges, but a shorter commute and fewer crises, as the new chief risk officer at Sun National Bank.

Renasant in Tupelo will buy First M&F in Kosciusko in a merger of Mississippi banks.

Customers Bancorp in Wyomissing, Pa., will look to give its shareholders better liquidity this year, but it is not reconsidering an initial public offering.

Customers Bank is buying a commercial loan portfolio based in New England from Flagstar. The deal would reunite Jay Sidhu with some valuable former employees.

The recently renamed ConnectOne Bancorp in Englewood Cliffs, N.J., has filed to raise up to $46 million through an initial public offering.