Some companies are borrowing again while others are waiting for stronger signals from the economy, but there's no denying that many are healthier than they’ve been in years, according to Maria Coyne.

Two months after the resignation of its chief executive, First PacTrust Bancorp (BANC) is poised to switch chief financial officers.

C1 Bank's purchase of U.S. Century Bank in Florida is reportedly being delayed because of difficulty navigating the seller's exit from the Troubled Asset Relief Program.

Matt Wagner, the persistent CEO of PacWest in L.A., reaches a deal to buy First California six months after reporting that the Westlake Village, Calif., company spurned his initial overture.

Wells Fargo (WFC) is expanding to serve corporate customers on both sides of the U.S.-Canadian border.

Most of a lawsuit that accuses JPMorgan Chase (JPM) of misleading mortgage investors before the meltdown may advance, a federal judge in Manhattan has decided.

Despite losing out in the auction of ResCap, Nationstar says it's got plenty of acquisition opportunities in front of it.

As Capital One demonstrates, establishing yourself in a growth market like Louisiana can mean providing the crying towel after a big loss on football Saturday.

Newly minted public debt buyer Performant Financial Corp. on Monday reported growth in net income and revenues in its first quarterly financial report.

Citigroup Inc., the third-biggest bank by assets, received requests for information from the Monetary Authority of Singapore related to probes into the rigging of key benchmarks used to set loan rates.

In its $175 million offering, the $24.4 billion-asset City National is selling 7 million depositary shares at $25 each, the company said Monday. Each depositary share represents a one-fortieth interest in a Series C preferred share.

Encore Capital Group Inc., a San Diego-based debt buyer, reported the successful closing of a $575 million credit facility.

Old Florida Bancshares had been focusing on internal growth until the opportunity to buy New Traditions National Bank arose. The deal will take Old Florida to $1 billion in assets and cement its place as Orlando's biggest community bank.

MetLife is selling its mortgage servicing portfolio to JPMorgan Chase. The $70 billion portfolio would increase JPMorgan's servicing business by roughly 5%, the companies said Friday.

Boutique investment banking firm Keefe, Bruyette & Woods had survived scandal and 9/11 but has agreed to sell itself to a rival due to some of the same shortcomings that afflict many banks.

Umpqua Holdings (UMPQ) in Portland, Ore., is continuing to expand across California. The $11.5 billion-asset company said Monday that it plans to open a center in Templeton, Calif., in January to make loans to agricultural customers.

Bank of Hays has agreed to buy Farmers' State Bank of Jetmore, Kan.

Eagle Bancorp and Camco Financial both announced capital deals last week, but for entirely different reasons. Eagle is experiencing strong growth, while Camco is still recovering. Deal advisors say the companies represent the two types of capital raises taking place right now.

Goldman Sachs (GS) is asking the U.S. Supreme Court to overturn a lower-court decision involving securities backed by residential mortgages the company says would cost financial firms tens of billions of dollars.

Bank of Virginia (BOVA) in Midlothian has extended its rights offering deadline because of the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy.