Bank of Hawaii (BOH) has approved a process where shareholders can pressure directors in uncontested elections.

The CFPB is calling the two new mortgage forms "Know Before You Owe," an apt description since a hodge-podge of federal mortgage disclosures that the new forms will replace have long been considered duplicative and confusing.

Despite complaints from bankers that the controversial legal theory is unfair, many lawmakers said it has been a useful tool in combatting discrimination.

Atlantic Coast Financial (ACFC) in Jacksonville, Fla., has launched a $42 million public offering.

U.S. Bancorp, the largest bank based in the Midwestern U.S., is the leading contender to buy the Chicago branches of Citizens Financial Group Inc. because smaller bidders are wary of raising capital to fund the deal, people with knowledge of the matter said.

Pacific Premier is complementing two liquidity-driven acquisitions with the addition of a restaurant-franchise lending company. Such loans are expected to bring the California company higher-yielding loans. It's another example of banks' strong push for new revenue sources.

JPMorgan Chase reached a $13 billion deal with the U.S. Justice Department that ends probes into the bank's sale of mortgage bonds, the largest amount paid by a financial firm in a settlement with the government.

Just as U.S. policymakers are taking a more supportive approach to Bitcoin and other virtual currencies, countries that have taken a hands-off approach may soon weigh in with regulations that mirror those of the U.S.

Alliance Financial Services in Saint Paul, Minn., plans to exit the Wisconsin market.

The $1.2 billion-asset company said Tuesday that net proceeds from the sales totaled $26.3 million. Old Line said the sales will increase its tangible common equity.

WASHINGTON — Regulators released a tool on Tuesday that community banks can use to estimate how their capital matches up with new global standards.

Health and wellness programs are a great way to boost employee engagement and keeping health care cost down.

Portugal's fourth-largest bank has received approval to open two representative offices in the United States.

Oberthur Technologies will supply First Data Corp. with EMV smart cards as part of a partnership in which both companies plan to promote use of the chip-based cards in the U.S.

OneWest Bank FSB, the lender formerly known as IndyMac Bancorp Inc., plans to pay a $1 billion dividend to backers including George Soros and John Paulson ahead of an initial public offering next year, two people with knowledge of the matter said.

MVB Financial (MVBF) in Fairmont, W. Va., and Rockville Financial (RCKB) in Rockville, Conn., have hired chief financial officers.

In seeking to prevent future financial contagion, the U.S. may have gone too far in regulating the mortgage industry, cutting millions of potential buyers out of the real estate market.

Premier Financial Bancorp (PFBI) in Huntington, W.Va., has agreed to buy Gassaway Bancshares in Gassaway, W.Va.

Many community banks reported lower earnings or lost money outright in the third quarter. Behind the bad numbers was a spike in long-term rates that dumped ice on refinancing activity. Following is a look at notable instances of banks that suffered from the mortgage shift.

JPMorgan Chase, which is planning to break off its buyout unit, is in talks to sell about $4 billion of private-equity stakes to an investor group, said three people familiar with the situation.