Western Alliance's deal for a small industrial loan company out of bankruptcy shows that old-fashioned financial deals still have appeal for shrewd shoppers.

MasterCard's fourth-quarter earnings featured sluggish growth in the United States and more dramatic improvements elsewhere.

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has named Steve Antonakes as acting deputy director following the departure of Raj Date from that position on Thursday.

North Valley Bancorp (NOVB) in Redding, Calif., disclosed an error in its third-quarter earnings report that will reduce its profit by more than $1.3 million.

A once minor marketing relationship with Ravens quarterback Joe Flacco has become one of the best moves ever by Baltimore's struggling First Mariner Bank.

Lender Processing Services (LPS) will pay $127 million to settle charges by 46 states that the company forged documents that were used to foreclose on homeowners.

Brookline Bancorp (BRKL) in Boston reported higher quarterly earnings after an acquisition boosted interest income.

The edo Marketplace is designed to help small retailers reach consumers with discounts through their credit and debit cards.

The Detroit online lender recently licensed its loan origination platform to JPMorgan Chase last month and struck a co-branding deal with Charles Schwab Bank; now it is looking to grow profits by selling components of its mortgage technology to other banks.

Fees from mortgage banking and fewer troubled loans lifted First Mariner Bancorp in the fourth quarter. The $1.38 billion-asset company in Baltimore earned $1.6 million in the fourth quarter after losing $4 million a year earlier.

The biggest expansion of the banking rulebook is still on the horizon. The changes could lead to an overhaul of banking business models.

Yadkin Valley Financial in Elkin, N.C., sold a reinsurance business during the fourth quarter.

Dick Bove, the country's most quotable bank analyst, has a new firm, a 167-page "Banking Manifesto," and a lot of optimism about the industry's future.

The Federal Trade Commission determined that banks and other creditors bear responsibility for selling consumer debts to collectors that are backed by scant documentation.

Lakeland Bancorp (LBAI) in Oak Ridge, N.J., has tapped a new leader for its bank just two days after announcement plans to buy Somerset Hills Bancorp (SOMH).

Huntington Bancshares (HBAN) has promoted longtime executive John Irwin to president of its western Michigan region.

MasterCard Inc., the second-biggest U.S. payments network, posted fourth-quarter profit that beat analysts' estimates as customers made more purchases.

U.S. Bancorp will provide financing to a company that makes panels to convert the sun's energy into electricity.

The Harbaugh brothers have become a key theme for this year's Super Bowl. Banking has also had its share of sibling combinations over the years.

The Treasury Department has unloaded its latest round of bank stocks from the Troubled Asset Relief Program at a deep discount.