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Sound Financial in Seattle is nearing its conversion a fully stock-owned company.

HomeStreet Bank in Seattle has added the U.S. Small Business Administration loans to its menu of services for small and middle-market companies in the Puget Sound region.

Kevin Kabat of Fifth Third and Stephen Steinour of Huntington Bancshares have a lot to win — or lose — if they bid for Citizens Republic of Flint, Mich.

First Financial Bank is working with NCR to upgrade and replace more than 135 ATMs across its three-state footprint.

An unsteady housing market has many banks still sitting on the sidelines, creating opportunity for a nonbank that specializes in buying problem assets.

After years of questions over whether regulators can impose "source-of-strength" rules, regulators are prepping a clearer standard that would, among other things, give them more oversight of some commercial firms such as Target and Toyota.

Unprecedented regulatory demands and competition require banks to continue innovating and diversifying, says Aubrey Patterson, the Tupelo, Miss.-based company's longtime CEO, in a wide-ranging interview.

Washington Federal (WAFD) in Seattle has sold $2.4 billion of fixed-rate mortgage-backed securities and prepaid $876 million in long-term debt.

Seeking to increase its visibility in northern California, American River Bankshares (AMRB) in Sacramento has combined its three separately named banks under the name of its flagship brand.

Mutual thrift execs are having second thoughts about going public as dissident investors mount increasingly aggressive attacks on management. Critics charge the investors with gaming the system.

Western Liberty Bancorp (WLBC) was built to buy — but now it has decided to sell.

The Treasury Department plans next week to auction preferred shares in five banks that received a combined $84 million from the Troubled Asset Relief Program.

Kentucky First Federal Bancorp said Friday that Tony Whitaker will step down as its CEO and as the president and CEO of its two thrifts.

Spirit of Texas Bank SSB in College Station said Friday that it is buying the $77 million-asset Oasis Bank in Houston.

Mutual thrifts looking to convert to publicly traded companies run the risk of increased pressure from activist investors. While the conversion process alone makes it easier for dissidents to accumulate shares, some observers say mutuals are also suffering from lax enforcement of rules designed to protect them.

Two businessmen, including a former Wachovia banker, were sentenced to federal prison for a $3 million bank fraud Thursday.

The management of 1st Constitution (FCCY) in Cranbury, N.J., is planning to raise up to $7 million through a rights offering.

From Paul Ryan on Volcker to Julie Williams leaving the OCC, Washington managed to dominate banking news during a week when it's traditionally a ghost town.

Eight months after abandoning plans to sell itself, BankUnited (BKU) in Miami Lakes, Fla., is once again weighing offers from potential buyers, the New York Post reported Friday.