I guess I'm tired of reading and hearing banks and their managements cursed, ridiculed and extolled for causing the financial meltdown and economic crisis. It seems that most everyone from Washington to the "Occupy" groups wants a piece of banking's hide for the pain of this recent experience.

Jamie Dimon’s mea culpa over a $2 billion trading comes at a lousy time for bankers opposed to trading restrictions. It also raises questions about the effectiveness of big banks’ risk management.

Hudson Valley Holding (HVB) in Yonkers, N.Y., has named a new leadership team following the resignation of founder and Chairman William E. Griffin.

WSFS Financial (WSFS) of Wilmington, Del., has lowered its previously reported first-quarter earnings after the implementation of a new risk-rating system led it set aside more funds for loan losses.

BancorpSouth in Tupelo, Miss., announced Thursday that its longtime leader Aubrey Patterson plans to relinquish his duties as chief executive in 2013.

Diebold said it will provide and manage the security of Patriot Bank's new headquarters.

I've never been able to square bankers' constant demands for less regulation with their repeated requests for more government backing on loans, deposits and insurance.

The Federal Reserve Board has entered into written agreements requiring two holding companies to serve as sources of strength for their community banks.

Despite richer returns available further out on the yield curve, large banks have generally not shifted toward long-dated securities, according to regulatory data.

Thomas E. Wiseman, president at Ohio Valley Banc Corp. (OVBC), will add chief executive to his title.

Piraeus Bank, plagued by the debt crisis in Greece, has hired KBW to shop its U.S. bank, according to industry sources.

Expatriates of Somalia threaten to close their accounts at U.S. Bancorp and Wells Fargo unless the banks wire their money to suffering family members back home. But the big banks, and others in the industry, say federal rules make it too hard to offer the service.

The best way to stave off regulatory excess in the wake of a financial crisis is to stop causing crises in the first place. More restraint on financial institutions' part could help.

Jay Sidhu says Customers Bancorp, a Wyomissing, Pa., company could also revisit its now-delayed IPO by the end of the year.

ROCKVILLE, Md. — Branchless-Realtors FCU, billed as the first virtual credit union when it was chartered by the National Association of Realtors three years ago, is throwing in the towel and plans to merge into Northwest FCU, the $2.2 billion credit union in nearby Herndon, Va.

After benefiting from the acquisition of a failed bank in 2011, First Citizens BancShares’s (FCNCA) first-quarter earnings were down more than 42%, to $35.5 million, from a year earlier.

The $5.4 billion-asset company's aggressive pursuit of First California and American Perspective may inspire others to abandon the traditional courtesies of the bank deals market.

Clifton Savings Bancorp (CSBK) in New Jersey said Wednesday that it is making a concerted effort to increase its lending in low- and moderate-income neighborhoods so that it can improve its Community Reinvestment Act rating and follow through with its plan to become a 100% stock-owned company.

Hawthorn Bancshares (HWBK) in Lee's Summit, Mo., has repaid $12 million of the $30.2 million in funds it received under the Troubled Asset Relief Program.

PlainsCapital's relatively weak price may give aspiring sellers a reason to pause, though industry observers say there are reasons why this deal failed to meet the hot premiums that other Texas banks have commanded.