Learning to tap into the more creative right hemisphere of my brain enabled me to think in a unique manner about both the problems and opportunities facing my bank.

Because its customers have already gravitated toward remote check capture and online wire transfers, business is carrying on fairly normally at The Westchester Bank as Hurricane Sandy approaches.

Old National Bancorp (ONB) in Evansville, Ind., posted higher third-quarter income from a year earlier as it cut noninterest expenses.

Agencies based in Washington were mostly closed in anticipation of the storm, but officials said where possible support for banks and examiners would be made available.

CFS Bancorp (CITZ) in Munster, Ind., reported that its third-quarter income climbed from a year ago as it cut noninterest expenses and lowered its nonperforming assets.

Earnings rose 40%, to $21.3 million, from a year earlier, HomeStreet Bank said Monday.

Comptroller of the Currency Tom Curry said the agency is ready to "take action" against banks that lower provisions solely to boost short-term profits.

Kelly S. King, the chairman and chief executive of BB&T (BBT), has been appointed to the Federal Advisory Council.

If U.S. regulators proceed with anything like the 2010 Basel III proposal on liquidity, important bank products such as brokered deposits may simply disappear.

Talmer Bancorp has agreed to buy and recapitalize First Place Bank in Warren, Ohio, in a deal that will work its way through the bankruptcy process.

The U.S. securities industry canceled equity trading on all markets today, moving to protect workers as Hurricane Sandy barreled toward New York City with 70-mile-per-hour winds and the threat of an 11-foot sea surge.

State Bank Financial (STBZ) in Atlanta reported a drop in quarterly earnings as income tied its past failed-bank deals fell.

Banks in the Magnolia State have built up capital and profits, and their owners are hoping the state's poor national reputation will shield them for a while from big rivals and M&A trends.

Eagle Bancorp in Bethesda, Md., plans to sell more than $10 million in stock to go along with a $35 million offering that it recently completed.

Regulators took a slew of enforcement actions against banks last month in connection with consumer protection, capital adequacy and other matters.

Banks in the forecasted path of Hurricane Sandy braced Sunday for the storm, while making plans to help their operations weather it without interruption.

The Pennsylvania Department of Banking and Securities closed the $483 million-asset NOVA Bank in Berwyn on Friday, but the FDIC was unable to find a buyer for the failed bank's operations.

Cattail Bancshares in Atwater, Minn., has finally landed a deal after several years on the prowl. The $120 million-asset company has agreed to buy the $61 million-asset Citizens State Bank of Waverly.

Customers Bancorp's third-quarter earnings increased by 184% from a year earlier after the Wyomissing, Pa., company grew its balance sheet.

Declining yields on fixed-rate mortgages are leading bankers to sell more of those loans on the secondary market. To them, yields on 15- and 30-year mortgages are insufficient to cover the risk of an inevitable rise in interest rates.