The number of homeowners who owe more on their mortgages than their houses are worth fell by about 400,000 in the second quarter as prices rose and properties were lost to foreclosure, Zillow said.

The banking SuperPAC is eyeing seven candidates — four Republicans and three Democrats — as it decides what two races to support in late September or early October. Following is the short list of who is under consideration.

Malvern Federal Bancorp (MLVF) in Paoli, Pa., will raise up to roughly $36.4 million by converting to a 100% stock-owned company from a mutual holding company.

Investor and director Steven Sugarman will now share CEO duties with Gregory Mitchell at First PacTrust of Irvine, Calif. The company announced a bank deal Wednesday, and Sugarman is expected to take lead on nonbank deals.

Industry observers are advising more community banks with trust-preferred securities to raise capital now before Basel III puts them at odds with regulators.

Broadway Financial's (BYFC) woes continued as the Los Angeles company said that its financial results for 2011 and the first quarter of this year will have to be revised and could no longer be trusted.

Preferred Bank (PFBC) in Los Angeles has added the role of president to the responsibilities of its chief operating officer, Wellington Chen.

First PacTrust Bancorp (BANC) has landed another deal and a co-chief executive.

The private-equity firm Lovell Minnick Partners has invested $50 million in TriState Capital Holdings in Pittsburgh.

Dealmakers have been pushing bankruptcy recapitalizations for a few years. The time may now be ripe with credit quality improving while debt loads linger.

WASHINGTON — The Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. next Tuesday will release its latest quarterly update on earnings, loan growth and other indicators for the entire banking industry.

A federal charter for National Consumer Credit Corporations could help community bankers serve (and profit off) low-to-moderate-income consumers.

The banking industry, reeling from public outrage and increased regulation, is proving incapable of finding a champion to replace sidelined JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon.

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Sound Financial in Seattle is nearing its conversion a fully stock-owned company.

HomeStreet Bank in Seattle has added the U.S. Small Business Administration loans to its menu of services for small and middle-market companies in the Puget Sound region.

Kevin Kabat of Fifth Third and Stephen Steinour of Huntington Bancshares have a lot to win — or lose — if they bid for Citizens Republic of Flint, Mich.

First Financial Bank is working with NCR to upgrade and replace more than 135 ATMs across its three-state footprint.

An unsteady housing market has many banks still sitting on the sidelines, creating opportunity for a nonbank that specializes in buying problem assets.

After years of questions over whether regulators can impose "source-of-strength" rules, regulators are prepping a clearer standard that would, among other things, give them more oversight of some commercial firms such as Target and Toyota.