Bankers must do a lot of homework when a vendor is sold in order to prepare for the transition and potentially take advantage of the change.

Sovereign Bank will change its name to Santander Bank and spend $200 million to upgrade branches and roll out an advertising campaign.

Texas Capital Bancshares (TCBI) in Dallas announced several executive moves in advance of its new chief executive taking office.

WSFS Financial in Wilmington, Del., is expanding its consumer lending business to include private student loans.

Hudson City Bancorp (HCBK) in Paramus, N.J., reported a second-quarter profit of $48.7 million, down from $72.3 million in the second quarter of 2012. Earnings per share were 10 cents, in line with the average estimate of analysts polled by Bloomberg.

People tend to remain loyal to bankers and banks they know, like and trust. Whether or not we fit that description is entirely up to us.

The chief executive of BOK Financial (BOKF) has decided to step down after 40 years with the Tulsa, Okla., company.

The Florida bank says that after a string of troubled-bank acquisitions that brought it lots of short-term benefits, it is turning to deals like its agreement for Gulfstream that will juice earnings over the long haul.

A relief package proposed by three senators last week has reinforced hope that Capitol Hill will ease community banks' regulatory burden by yearend.

CIT Group in New York has named Randy Chesler as the president of its CIT Bank, based in Salt Lake City.

EverBank Financial (EVER) in Jacksonville, Fla., reported higher second-quarter earnings and said it would shut its wholesale-mortgage business.

A move by Pennsylvania lawmakers to abolish the state's savings-and-loan association charter comes as the number of thrifts nationwide continues to decline and the "S&L" name loses its former appeal.

The Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago entered a written agreement with the $87 million-asset lender on July 23, Fed officials said Tuesday.

Liberty Bell Bank in Marlton, N.J., said it has been victimized by a check-kiting incident, which widened its loss in the second quarter.

Lending margins on commercial and industrial loans are thin and getting thinner. To keep them profitable, community bankers must make sure to maximize other opportunities with customers and minimize costs.

The website for Panhandle Educators FCU was breached and defaced by a hacker Sunday morning.

Coastal Bank in Savannah, Ga., has been freed from a regulatory order.

Solera National Bancorp in Lakewood, Colo., is looking for a new president and chief executive.

CenterState will pay $77 million in cash and stock for Gulfstream, which focuses on small businesses and medical practices.

Quarterly profit at Heartland Financial (HTLF) in Dubuque, Iowa, slipped by 31% from a year earlier as costs rose and gains from loan sales fell.