ORANGE, Calif.-Count Ryan Ashton is a fan of a new "smart" branch of Financial Partners Credit Union.

As long as your corporate social responsibility program is a true effort to give back, it can pay huge dividends for everyone involved.

Visa Inc. and MasterCard Inc. sued trade groups and retailers that rejected a $7.25 billion settlement in a price-fixing suit and asked a court to rule that the card companies' fee practices weren't illegal.

Nasdaq has warned Naugatuck Valley Financial (NVSL) in Connecticut that it is in violation of the exchange’s rules because of a delay in filing its latest quarterly report.

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Chilean bank Banco de Credito e Inversiones has agreed to buy the $4.7 billion-asset City National Bank of Florida from Spain's Bankia for $882.8 million.

Ever since Visa (NYSE: V) and MasterCard (MA) struck a $7.25 billion deal last summer to settle a long-running class-action lawsuit with retailers, many of the nation's largest merchants have been trying to wriggle free.

The company plans to place a greater emphasis on commercial banking in cities such as Houston and Jacksonville, Fla.

A bipartisan group of senators led by Sen. Bob Corker, R-Tenn., is drafting legislation designed to reform the housing finance system, including a plan to wind down the government-sponsored enterprises.

Higher turnout at annual meetings and new SEC reporting rules are forcing bankers and activist shareholders to spend more time, money swaying voters in proxy fights.

Unresolved issues surrounding American Airlines' contract with Citibank, which issues its co-branded frequent flier credit card, threaten to derail the bankrupt airline's efforts to reorganize and merge with US Airways, according to court documents Citi filed on May 24.

The $225 million-asset Goldthwaite is buying First National Bancshares in Hico, Texas. Terms of the deal were not disclosed.

Banks that have been proactive in anticipating the regulatory winds might have little to fear from the rules, but others that have been slow to adapt could be forced to make significant changes that could crimp profits.

Hancock Holding in Gulfport, Miss., will close roughly a fifth of its branches as investors press management to cut costs.

The introduction of a new $100 bill is still five months away, but it's not too soon for banks and ATM manufacturers to begin preparing for its rollout.

Banks have been blaming one another for recklessly chasing business loans. Data on portfolio yields and growth offers perspective on which ones are being the most aggressive.

Bank of the Ozarks (OZRK) in Little Rock, Ark., is constructing a regional headquarters in Florida.

American Banker editors discuss the prospects for reducing the roles of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac in housing finance and the obstacles a pullback would face.

Talbot Bank in Easton, Md., has signed a consent order with the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. and its state regulator, effective Friday.

Bank of America (BAC) is seeking buyers for about 40 branches in New York and Pennsylvania, four people with knowledge of the matter said.