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Huntington Bancshares in Columbus, Ohio, reported a second-quarter profit of $175 million, off 11% from the same period in 2015. Part of the reason for the drop was a $21 million charge related to its pending acquisition of FirstMerit in Akron.

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau on Wednesday promoted three CFPB officials to new leadership positions.

F.N.B. Corp. in Pittsburgh is making a big play to enter North Carolina.

BB&T in Winston-Salem, N.C., reported higher quarterly profit that reflected loan growth and its recent acquisitions.

The $24.4 billion-asset company reported a $50 million profit in the second quarter, up 2% from the first quarter.

Hancock Holding in Gulfport, Miss., got a breather from oil issues that have plagued its bottom line in recent quarters.

BancorpSouth in Tupelo, Miss., reported weaker quarterly profit after boosting its loan-loss provision and recording lower fee income.

The recent rise in oil prices and a surge in loan demand helped Texas Capital Bancshares in Dallas bounce back in the second quarter.

Costs from a lawsuit settlement, the modification of some customers' contracts and employee severance costs combined to push down second-quarter profit at Northern Trust in Chicago.

Signature Bank in New York more than tripled its loan-loss reserves for taxi medallion and other loans in the second quarter yet still managed a double-digit increase in profits primarily on loan growth.

BankUnited in Miami Lakes, Fla., on Wednesday reported higher quarterly profits, driven in part by an uptick in fee income from equipment-lease financing.

Confusion among bankers on what real-time ACH payments are and how the transactions are processed is a major barrier to adoption in the U.S. Here's what banks need to know.

The World Council of Credit Unions announced that it has elected Daniel Burns as chair of its board of directors, succeeding Anne Cochran.

Profits rose nearly 3% at Discover Financial Services in the second quarter thanks to solid loan growth and a one-time tax benefit.

The best thing about second-quarter results so far is that the bigger banks met or beat low earnings-per-share expectations. Otherwise they were challenged on many fronts, including revenue, expenses and margins.

The investment banking firm's GS Bank unit has added a large number of consumer deposits since spring, but its success hasn't been cheap.

Mercantile Bank Corp. in Grand Rapids, Mich., announced Tuesday that Michael Price plans to retire as president and chief executive at the end of the year after a decade at the helm of the company.

The three custody banks had been projected to post weak second-quarter results because of a lull in foreign exchange trading. Then Brexit happened, and everything changed.

Truliant CEO earns local accolades and other credit union professionals in the news.

H. Rodgin Cohen has just about seen it all over his decades of work advising bankers. The well-known lawyer looks at existing issues for banks while reflecting on past mergers that paid off for their participants.