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Synovus Financial in Columbus, Ga., reported higher second-quarter earnings on solid growth in revenue and loans for investment properties.

Surging revenue from consumer lending, including auto loans and mortgages, offset credit problems from the energy sector in the second-quarter results of Regions Financial in Birmingham, Ala.

Comerica reported improvement in its energy-loan portfolio in the second quarter but charges related to a broad corporate restructuring took a bite out of overall profits.

Sam Cook, who served in various roles at Central Trust Bank in Jefferson City, Mo., since the Truman administration, has died.

Citizens Financial Group in Providence, R.I., has named Mary Ellen Baker head of business services.

Mortgage originations typically surge in a low-rate environment. Second-quarter reports should show an uptick in fees from selling those loans, but what will bankers say about the rest of this year?

The financial reform alternative proposed by Rep. Jeb Hensarling would allow bankers to be bankers rather than be so focused on regulatory compliance.

Bank of America, the second-biggest U.S. bank by assets, said second-quarter profit fell 21% as it took an accounting charge and posted a decline in wealth management revenue.

The $348 million-asset bank said in a press release Friday that Cuy Mauck will also become president when Roger Kepley retires in January.

Citigroup executives were at pains to explain the benefits and challenges of a new partnership with Costco that has netted the bank millions of new credit card customers but also added to its cost burden in the second quarter.

The San Francisco bank reported a 17% drop in mortgage fee income during the second quarter as other lenders made inroads by refinancing its customers.

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U.S. Bancorp in Minneapolis reported higher quarterly profit boosted by increased fee revenue from credit and debit cards.

First Horizon National in Memphis, Tenn., reports solid quarterly results on the strength of revenue growth.

PNC Financial Services Group in Pittsburgh reported lower quarterly profit that reflected a decline in asset management fees and Volcker Rule-mandated devaluation of some investments.

Wells Fargo & Co., the world's most valuable bank, posted second-quarter profit that matched analysts' estimates as the firm increased loans and collected more fees from credit cards.

Citigroup Inc. said second-quarter profit fell 17 percent on lower revenue from consumer banking, beating analysts' estimates as fixed-income trading rebounded and the firm dedicated less money to soured loans.

The $1.9 billion CU, which is involved in a lawsuit against the city of New York’s Taxi and Limousine Commission, declined to comment on the reasons for the firing.

The $140 billion-asset company disclosed Thursday in a regulatory filing that the Federal Reserve Board downgraded its Community Reinvestment Act rating to "needs to improve."