The Securities and Exchange Commission charged Trendon Shavers with defrauding investors of nearly $150,000 worth of bitcoins through Bitcoin Savings and Trust, an online investment scheme he ran, and of making false claims while soliciting investments online in 2011 and 2012.

Bank analyst Brian Foran poked fun at his own job-hopping during a regional bank's second-quarter earnings call.

The outspoken CEO has nothing but praise for the Basel Committee and says bankers have little to fear from the CFPB.

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission sued a Texas man over claims he operated a Ponzi scheme involving Bitcoin, the virtual currency that has recently attracted investors including Tyler and Cameron Winklevoss.

Chinatrust Bank in Los Angeles has hired heads of risk management and retail banking.

Porter Bancorp (PBIB) in Louisville, Ky., will replace its chairman and chief executive at the end of this month.

The Alabama regional bank, which struggled to jumpstart top-line growth during the second quarter, is hiring financial consultants and holding more 15-year mortgages.

MB Financial was eager to buy Taylor Capital because of its commercial lending prowess, not its mortgage unit. However, private-equity firms are said to be in talks to buy the unit.

The Federal Reserve Board has terminated enforcement actions with Royal Bancshares of Pennsylvania in Narberth and First Pryority Bank in Pryor, Okla.

Securing an economically and fiscally sensible approach to housing finance reform is taking a backseat to entrenched political views on both sides of the aisle.

Park National in Newark, Ohio, is giving its president the additional title of chief executive.

Carlyle Group is selling off the last of its stake in Boston Private Financial Holdings (BPFH).

Signature Bank in New York reported its 15th consecutive quarter of record profits as its loan revenue rose substantially.

Second quarter marks against securities have ranged to 5% or more of tangible equity, but markets have looked past the losses and bid up bank stocks.

The study quantifies the sizes of each market segment and their historical growth rates, reviews the key factors behind the figures, incorporates input from interviews with industry figures and sets out a market forecast.

First Niagara Financial in Buffalo, N.Y., has settled another severance issue involving a former executive.

The relationship between traditional financial institutions and startups is a recurring theme in BankThink's series, "The Future Model of Banking." While young companies are nimbler and more innovative, banks have the advantages of regulatory protections and incumbency. So while the disruptive newcomers could make banks obsolete, these entrepreneurs may be able to accomplish more by working with banks than they might on their own.

FirstMerit (FMER) in Akron, Ohio, reported higher second-quarter profit after completing its acquisition of Citizens Republic Bancorp.

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In a case against a payday lending operation, a judge has ruled that American Indian tribes are subject to the FTC Act.