New York-regulated banks won't be able to hire PwC for consulting work until 2016 under a penalty handed down by Benjamin Lawsky, the state's banking superintendent. The move could encourage some banks to turn to smaller auditors, who some experts say produce higher quality work and are less expensive.

Think a Wall Street executive could win a goat-milking contest or be the ringman at a livestock auction? No chance, but they could learn from these small-town bankers in Indiana and Colorado.

Joseph Stilwell, an activist investor who has targeted community banks, has been ordered to appear in federal court in New York in connection to a subpoena request for an investigation into potential securities fraud.

Executives at Tangerine and Moven are dousing themselves with ice water to raise awareness for Lou Gehrig's disease, and posting their videos on Facebook.

Preferred Bank in Los Angeles has recovered a large chunk of a loan it had given up on. The $1.9 billion-asset company said a $5.6 million loan that had been put in nonaccrual status was paid off Friday.

Highlands Bankshares in Abingdon, Va., has elected a new chairman and president.

Pathfinder Bancorp in Oswego, N.Y., could raise nearly $27 million through a second-step conversion.

The Connecticut company was an early adopter of branch modernization, starting an effort four years ago that has led to the closure of underperforming locations, enhanced digital offerings and use of universal bankers.

First Interstate BancSystem, in Billings, Mont., will appeal a Montana state court jury's verdict that the company pay about $17 million in compensatory and punitive damages from a dispute with a former customer.

Four Oaks Fincorp in Four Oaks, N.C., has raised $24 million through a rights offering.

Stephen E. Dowd, the chief financial officer of CMS Bancorp in White Plains, N.Y., has died. The $273 million-asset company announced Dowd’s “unexpected passing” in a press release on Friday.

An investor has filed a lawsuit to block the merger deal between the two First Citizens banks in the Carolinas, which are controlled by the Holding family. The case could turn on whether the directors on the special committees that reviewed the deal were truly independent of the Holdings.

The Providence, R.I., company is set to be spun off from its foreign parent, and executives are embracing the opportunity to simplify their products, expand lending and overhaul their customer experience.

Costs associated with its recent acquisition pushed Cascade Bancorp, in Bend, Ore., into the red in the second quarter.

Sun Bancorp in Mount Laurel, N.J., plans to raise approximately $20 million to fund its recent restructuring.

Doral Financial, the Puerto Rico bank that hasn't posted an annual profit for almost a decade, fell as much as 4.7% after disclosing it received a subpoena from the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Beneficial Mutual Bancorp in Philadelphia, which dates back to 1853, is the latest old-school mutual thrift to announce plans for a second-step conversion to a fully public stockholder company.

C1 Financial, a $1.4 billion-asset company in St. Petersburg, Fla., raised $45 million today from its initial public offering.