Sierra Vista in Folsom, Calif., is the kind of bank typically marked for extinction. But it has raised enough equity to try to make itself into a buyer, or a more appealing takeover target.

Six months after settling a legal battle with Capital One, John Kanas is eager to start hiring employees and opening branches in the Big Apple.

American National Bankshares in Danville, Va., is getting a new chief executive. The $1.3 billion-asset company said Tuesday that Jeffrey Haley will succeed Charles Majors as CEO on Jan. 1.

Bankers are applauding the opening salvo of a Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. bid to address community bank troubles. But they're also already asking what comes next.

The Treasury Department said that 218 banks remain in the Trouble Asset Relief Program's Capital Purchase Program, and that it expects to sell its stakes in roughly 144 banks in 2013.

Massive regulation provides a deep moat protecting large financial institutions against competition from community banks and innovators.

UBS AG must pay about $1.5 billio) to U.S., U.K. and Swiss regulators for trying to rig global interest rates, triple the penalties levied against Barclays Plc.

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Royal Bancshares of Pennsylvania (RBPAA) in Narberth, Pa., has hired a former executive at PNC Financial Services Group (PNC) to run its bank.

Bankers are applauding the opening salvo of a Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. project to focus on community bank troubles, but are already looking ahead to the next phases.

The company landed $85 million to fuel organic growth at a time when most banks are attracting large investments for acquisitions.

Berkshire Hills Bancorp (BHLB) in Pittsfield, Mass., has given Michael Daly, its president and chief executive, the added title of chairman.

Its purpose was to study what consumers know about dispute resolution clauses. This is particularly important because most checking accountholders are covered by these clauses and may not be aware of them.

Michael Tierney's challenge next year at Flagstar Bancorp is twofold: find ways to go on the offensive while continuing to resolve lingering issues at the Michigan company.

The credit might have been "gold-gilded," but it did not make sense, the first test that a credit must pass.

Dan Bass has left FBR Capital Markets to establish an investment banking platform at Performance Trust Capital Partners.

Oneida Financial in New York is expanding its insurance business with its purchase of McMahon, Fenaroli and White, which operates Schenectady Insuring Agency in Schenectady.

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S&T Bancorp in Indiana, Pa., has named two banking veterans to leadership roles.

The Bancorp in Wilmington, Del., plans to raise $50 million through a common stock offering.