U.S. Bank and Old National Bancorp were the only two American bank companies named to the Ethisphere Institute's 2015 World's Most Ethical Companies list.

New York's Amalgamated Bank is hoping to do more business with political action committee and left-leaning customers as its retail business shrinks.

Joseph Stilwell hopes a fourth challenge against Harvard Illinois Bancorp is successful.

MSB Financial, the holding company of Millington Savings Bank, has filed to pursue a mutual-to-stock conversion.

When regulators use asset size as a yardstick, they impose unnecessary rules on larger financial institutions that employ traditional banking models.

Fauquier Bankshares in Warrenton, Va., has begun a search to find its next president and chief executive.

CertusHoldings in Greenville, S.C., has agreed to sell its small business finance unit to BankUnited in Miami Lakes, Fla.

Veritex Holdings in Dallas has agreed to buy IBT Bancorp in Irving, Texas.

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Banc of California in Irvine got a shot in the arm from its acquisition of 20 Popular Community Bank branches in the fourth quarter.

PrivateBancorp, despite having one of banking's most rate-sensitive loan books, has grown earnings by relying on fee diversification and new specialty lines. CEO Larry Richman discusses the growth strategy and what he expects when rates do finally rise.

The company began to seriously consider its options when Bank of America agreed to sell nearly two dozen Michigan branches in early 2013. Chemical Financial eventually agreed to buy Lake Michigan for $184 million.

Community and regional banks should be subjected to simpler rules than very large banks, the chairman and CEO of the Buffalo, N.Y., company said. In fact, size is the wrong determinant for risk-based regulation, he said.

A stolen company laptop has left customers of Pioneer Savings Bank vulnerable, according to a consumer alert from the New York State Department of Financial Services.

Qapital, which launched its app in Sweden in 2013, is making its American entrance. It is the latest example of how firms are trying to inspire young consumers to save and mashes personal financial management with money movement.

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EagleBank in Bethesda, Md., priced a secondary offering of close to 2.5 million shares of common stock at $35.50 per share on Thursday.

Banco Popular got the most press for agreeing to buy the failed Doral Bank. But the deal also revealed one surprise winner, First BanCorp, while another institution, OFG Bancorp, was shut out of the process.