With the introduction of Wag bank, Jeff Stephens is trying to create a direct bank for pet lovers — a concept that failed 10 years ago in different hands. Wag, the bank for dog owners, is the first of what Stephens plans as a series of niche banks focused on affinity groups.

M&T Bank Corp.'s third-quarter earnings fell 4.6% on merger-related charges as the regional bank continued to reduce the amount of loans written off.

Rockwall Bancshares Inc., a Texas startup, has hired Eric Anderson as its chief executive. He had been an executive with American National Bank of Texas.

Elouise Cobell, a member of the Blackfeet tribe who founded the first Native-American-owned bank and later was the lead plaintiff in a multibillion-dollar lawsuit against the federal government, died Sunday at 65 of complications from cancer.

Renasant Corp. in Tupelo, Miss., said its third-quarter earnings rose 13.5% from a quarter earlier, to $6.5 million, after the company recorded $5 million in securities gains.

Fulton Financial reported third-quarter results that were slightly better than expected as its loan-loss provision continued to decline, beating the average analysts estimate by a penny.

Driven by improved loan demand, ServisFirst Bancshares Inc. in Birmingham, Ala., reported Monday that its third-quarter income rose 25% from a year earlier, to $6 million.

During testimony on Capitol Hill, the Treasury secretary faces criticism from members of both parties over a slow-moving, smaller-than-expected initiative to boost lending to small businesses.

Rockwall Bancshares Inc., a Texas-based start-up, has hired Eric Anderson as its chief executive officer.

Despite substantial gains in fee income, Arrow Financial Corp. in Glens Falls, N.Y., said Tuesday that its third-quarter profit fell slightly from a year earlier due to weakening demand for home and auto loans and a penalty it incurred for prepaying Federal Home Loan Bank advances.

Attacks on European ATMs were 69% in the first half of this year, compared to last year. On the bright side, card skimming is on the wane.

Mercantile Bank Corp. in Grand Rapids, Mich., swung to a third-quarter profit of $2.7 million, compared to a loss of $5.7 million a year earlier, as credit costs fell dramatically.

Obama singled out Wall Street three times in a speech designed to defend his jobs plan against a Republican alternative in front of a select group of attendees and media at a YMCA gymnasium.

Elouise Cobell, a member of the Blackfeet tribe who founded the first-ever Native-American-owned bank and later was the lead plaintiff in a multi-billion-dollar lawsuit against the federal government, died Sunday of complications from cancer. She was 65.

Porter Bancorp in Louisville, Ky., has been told by the Federal Reserve to ensure that its PBI Bank complies with a consent order issued by the FDIC and the Kentucky Department of Financial Institutions.is under orders from the Federal Reserve to serve as a source of strength for its PBI bank.

Republic Bancorp Inc. in Louisville, Ky., reported on Tuesday that it earned $7.9 million in the third quarter, an 8% increase from the same quarter last year. Its diluted earning per share rose 9%, to 38 cents.

Earnings for Western Alliance Bancorporation in Phoenix jumped 550% for the third quarter from a year ago to $13 million, due largely to strong loan growth and improved asset quality.

A community bank held the most deposits in at least nine Texas metropolitan areas at June 30, according to data recently issued by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp.

Pacific Continental Corp. in Eugene, Ore., reported Monday that its income for the third quarter was $2.6 million, up 125% compared with the same period a year earlier. Earnings per share more than doubled, to 14 cents, beating consensus analysts’ estimates by three cents.

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