The long-delayed merger between First California Financial Group (FCAL) and Premier Service Bank (PSBK) has been called off.

BEAR, Del. – Community Powered FCU announced the opening of its new office and headquarters building here.

Porter Bancorp (PBIB) in Louisville, Ky., has turned to Sandler O'Neill to help it recapitalize after another quarterly loss.

One PacificCoast Bancorp (OPCB) in Oakland, Calif., has agreed to buy a controlling stake in Albina Community Bancorp (ACBC) in Portland, Ore.

Capital Bank Financial (CBF) of Coral Gables, Fla., marked its first full quarter as a public company with an increase in profits that fell short of expectations.

The Competitive Enterprise Institute and the 60 Plus Association are urging the Senate to delay confirmation of Richard Cordray, director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, until the implications of a recent federal court case are better understood.

Tougher on banks than on debt buyers, the FTC found banks and other creditors bear responsibility for selling consumer debts with scant documentation. Possibly erroneous records are a "significant" concern.

Sales of loans lifted Third Federal Savings & Loan Association (TFSL) in the company's fiscal first quarter.

Many of the changes, which were outlined late last year in the FHA's annual report to Congress, will raise the cost of home loans for consumers.

The measure, backed by liberal investment groups, would have required the company to release more information about its lobbying efforts. It grew out of Visa's involvement with a conservative group that lobbies at the state level.

The valuation of United Bankshares' deal for Virginia Commerce — 1.8 times tangible book — is an encouraging sign for other sellers.

Several tech startups have made short-term credit the focus of their business models. But could a product so universally frowned upon ever achieve mainstream acceptance?

Fees on the prepaid cards that state governments use to distribute unemployment benefits have fallen significantly since 2011, according to a new report from a national consumer group.

The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency unexpectedly announced Wednesday that Michael Brosnan, its point man for large banks, was leaving his post to become examiner-in-charge of Zions Bank. The move was unusual and effectively a demotion.

The Minnesota bank is generating strong profits on its specialty lending, but is the run-up in its stock price a validation of that strategy or investors hoping that it will be acquired?

First Belleville Bancshares didn't buy First National Bank in Hays, Kan., because of the seller's accounts-receivable unit, though the business could prove to be a nice added value.

Earnings at State Bank Financial (STBZ) in Atlanta rose 2.2% in the fourth quarter from a year earlier, to $9.3 million.

Revenue from mortgage lending boosted Bank of Hawaii (BOH) in the fourth quarter. Earnings at the $13.7 billion-asset company rose 2.6% from a year earlier, to $40.3 million.

Regulatory cooperation is the key to navigating the division of responsibilities that the Dodd-Frank Act made to bank regulation, Comptroller of the Currency Thomas Curry said Wednesday.

Cullen/Frost Bankers (CFR) in San Antonio posted higher quarterly earnings because of strong loan growth and a securities gain.