First Financial Bancorp in Cincinnati has agreed to buy Oak Street Holdings, a provider of commercial financing to the insurance industry.

Andrea Smith, Bank of America's head of human resources, will eventually take control of the bank's stress test submissions. That assignment, part of her elevation to chief administrative officer, has sparked concerns about whether a human resources executive can handle a job normally given to a chief risk officer or chief financial officer.

MainSource Financial Group in Greensburg, Ind., has named Erin Hoeflinger, president of Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield in Ohio, to its board and to that of its MainSource Bank.

Sun Bancorp in Mount Laurel, N.J., has appointed wealth-management executive Grace Torres to its board and to the board of Sun National Bank. Torres will join the board's audit and risk committees.

Capital One Financial in McLean, Va., took a beating in the stock market Friday, the day after it reported dismal second-quarter results and announced a wave of la

South State in Columbia, S.C., reported higher second-quarter profit on improved levels of efficiency and a decline in merger-related expenses.

Sen. Susan Collins successfully added a measure to an appropriations bill that would allow the FDIC, OCC and Fed to exempt banks with less than $10 billion of assets from regulations that they deem unnecessary or burdensome, which some observers said could have a big impact.

A Senate bill passed late Thursday provides additional funding but it also requires enhanced reporting on lending and credit quality from SBA. The measure is headed to the House.

"Stay tuned" for the Houston bank's first deal since April 2014, CEO David Zalman tells investors.

The bankruptcy of Wingspan Portfolio Advisors epitomizes the existential crisis facing default servicing. This once-thriving sector of the mortgage industry now finds itself declining in lockstep with the drop in loan delinquencies and foreclosures.

If the decision by the New York appeals court is upheld, banks and other lenders could have trouble finding buyers for credit card and other consumer loans.

Glacier Bancorp in Kalispell, Mont., reported higher second-quarter profit from growth in both lending and fee-based services.

The Small Business Administration has worked hard to make its flagship 7(a) loan program more attractive, adding lenders, slashing fees and cutting red tape to speed the review process. Now, the agency is paying the price for its efforts.

Cornerstone Bank in York, Neb., has agreed to acquire Guide Rock State Bank in Nebraska.

The Ohio company has been giving customers longer grace periods to address overdraft charges. While it has seen service charges decline, the company has been adding customers and checking accounts.

BankUnited in Miami Lakes, Fla., reported a decline in second-quarter profit as increased costs from its Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. indemnification asset offset a sharp uptick in new lending.

The $36.8 billion-asset bank earned $597.5 million in the second quarter, compared to a loss of $511.3 million a year earlier. Earnings per share were $5.80.

One of the biggest U.S. mortgage lenders is looking to disrupt the disruptors in the market for peer-to-peer loans.

A new compromise package in a Senate highway funding bill proposes to raise $2.4 billion by handing the job of tax collection over to private collection agencies.

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