Fulton Financial (FULT) has acquired a minority stake in Bryn Mawr Bank (BMTC), the result of Bryn Mawr's largest shareholder liquidating its holding.

With President Obama re-elected and Senate Democrats in the legislative driver's seat, the Dodd-Frank Act is here to stay.

Fewer loan losses and higher fee income helped Carver Bancorp (CARV) in New York narrow its loss in the company’s fiscal second quarter.

Howard Bluver, the chief executive of Suffolk Bancorp (SUBK), wasted little time in delivering on his promise to diversify its balance sheet.

Centrue Financial narrowed its losses despite the deterioration of three problems loans in the third quarter.

State and federal banking regulators encouraged the merger deal between Crescent State Bank and VantageSouth for safety and soundness and other reasons, a proxy filing says.

Companies that are proactive about intentionally harvesting as many diverse viewpoints as possible can inherently derive innovation out of inclusion.

Great Southern Bancorp in Springfield, Mo., is bucking an industry trend toward fee-based lines of business in agreeing to sell its insurance and travel units.

First York Ban Corp in York, Neb., has agreed to acquire Glenvil Cooperative Credit Union, in a rare acquisition of a credit union by a bank.

CIT Group (CIT) in Livingston, N.J., has launched a unit that will originate and underwrite financing for seafaring vessels.

United Community Financial's (UCFC) third-quarter loss tripled from last year after a $33 million charge related to a bulk loan sale. The Youngstown, Ohio, company reported a loss of $26.9 million, compared with an $8.9 million loss a year earlier.

Internal governance policies should define for shareholders, employees and the public how the bank plans to effectively manage the stated risk appetite.

Some banks bucked the trend and others buckled under it. Overall, about two-thirds of publicly listed banks posted quarter-over-quarter declines in margins during the most recent round of earnings reports.

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The hurricane's effects have been "really tough for small-business owners," says Ginger Siegel, a longtime business banker and senior executive at PNC.

The old concept of real interest rate return is virtually nonexistent. Banks face temptation to reach for extra yield by taking more risk.

Polonia Bancorp in Huntingdon Valley, Pa., has finished its stock offering and second-step conversion to a stock-owned company.

Privately owned banks do not report to the SEC, but they can face challenges if they need capital. This list looks at banks with a physical retail presence and stock that cannot be readily traded on a stock exchange.

Investors Bancorp (ISBC) will cut 31 jobs at Marathon National Bank of New York, about a month after it completed its acquisition of the formerly Greek-owned bank.

Sun Bancorp in Vineland, N.J., has lured a veteran financial executive from Customers Bancorp in Wyomissing, Pa., hiring Thomas R. Brugger as the CFO of its Sun National Bank subsidiary.