Small-business owners are feeling more bullish about the economy than they have in three years, a new Citigroup (NYSE: C) study has found.

Chris Sawyer, an executive at Altrust Financial, says there are several factors behind the company’s decision to merge its banks.

M&T had delayed plans to buy Hudson City Bancorp because of the Federal Reserve's compliance concerns, and an order made public Tuesday details what the Buffalo, N.Y., company has to fix.

Even great bankers cannot succeed when forced to compete in a market with an influx of new banks and a shortage of skilled bankers, wise directors, and experienced regulators.

Capital One Financial (COF), the lender that agreed to pay $210 million to settle U.S. charges of deceptive marketing of credit-card products, hired the nation's top immigration official to head compliance operations.

Two collection agencies in Western New York have announced a merger. Terms of the deal were not disclosed.

JACKSONVILLE, Ark. – Arkansas FCU announced this morning it signed with Diebold to provide it with a full suite of integrated services to simplify management, maintenance and compliance for the credit union’s fleet of 32 ATMs.

PENSACOLA, Fla. – Gulf Winds FCU moved its top management personnel and branch to an old bank branch it has renovated.

The $56 billion-asset company is offering auto loans in all six New England states, it said Monday. Its Connecticut auto-lending team, working out of a Massachusetts office, has signed up a number of the state's roughly 140 new-car franchise dealers.

Browser advancements made in recent months are allowing developers to bring check deposit to mobile sites.

Given America's romance with small business, it certainly can't hurt to be seen out there supporting mom and pop.

As the volume of Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. suits against failed-bank officers and directors continues to rise, few cases are approaching anything close to an outcome.

The Federal Housing Finance Agency has hired a lobbyist for the force-placed insurance industry as its point man in reforming a market allegedly riddled with industry kickbacks.

First BanCorp (FBP) has traveled a bumpy road to recovery but top management hopes a clear strategy will help the San Juan, Puerto Rico, company complete its turnaround.

When the government backs any system, the beneficiaries have only limited interest in the risks they are taking. Senators Corker and Warner have fallen into this trap.

FirstBank (FBMI) in Alma, Mich., has redeemed its remaining shares issued in exchange for funds through the Troubled Asset Relief Program.

The chairman and CEO of JPMorgan Chase has spent months fending off critics of his leadership skills. Now he's dispensing advice about those skills on LinkedIn.

Heritage Commerce (HTBK) in San Jose, Calif., plans to redeem $9 million of debt and exit the Troubled Asset Relief Program.

Heartland Financial USA (HTLF) in Dubuque, Iowa, has named a veteran executive as interim chief financial officer.

A fair-housing case provides the industry an opportunity to stamp out the longstanding legal theory that there can be lending discrimination without evidence of intent.