Pacific Premier (PPBI) in Irvine, Calif., has named new chief lending and operating officers among several executive moves.

Community & Southern Bank in Atlanta has hired its new president away from a larger Alabama lender.

New York Community Bancorp, a $44.6 billion-asset company, said Monday it has named Lawrence Savarese a director.

International Bancshares (IBOC) in Laredo, Texas, is declaring a dividend and buying back shares.

Large bank holding companies have positioned themselves aggressively for a rise in interest rates, based on levels of short-term assets and liabilities. Smaller holding companies have not.

Members of HarborOne CU are mailing in their votes to determine whether the second largest credit union in Massachusetts will convert to a mutual savings bank.

The $443 million-asset company said Monday it has named Jennifer Bott, William McConnell Jr., and Michael Wells directors. The appointments expanded Ameriana's board to 10 members.

Tampa-based Gries Investment Funds has moved a step closer to completing its first bank acquisition.

A federal appeals court has reinstated a class-action lawsuit that charges a defunct subprime lender and several banks with misleading investors in the run-up to the financial crisis.

1st Capital Bank (FISB) in Monterey, Calif., has erased the "interim" from its chief executive's title.

Traditional lenders argue that state bans are merely driving consumers to Internet-based lenders that are largely unregulated and don't pay U.S. taxes.

A BusinessWeek cover sparked controversy recently because many saw it as racist. But it also stirred concerns because it reinforced a persistent myth about the financial crisis: that it was caused by predatory borrowers, not lenders.

The best way to meet the needs of consumers and communities is to once again have the private sector play the lead role in the housing market, led by responsible local lenders.

The Justice Department is investigating a recently acquired unit of Ocwen Financial (OCN), the company announced Friday.

Regions Financial (RF) has promoted a veteran executive to lead its private wealth management unit.

Delinquencies on loans that back commercial mortgage securities fell for the second consecutive month in February, to their lowest level in a year, according to a report published Monday.

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VISIONBank in Fargo, N.D., has converted a former restaurant into an eye-catching branch where customers are invited to sit by the fire, play with the dog, grab a soda from the fridge and make themselves at home.