M&T Bank is expected to complete its purchase of Hudson City Bancorp despite unexpected regulatory issues. But an analyst had fun speculating about who might step in as the buyer if that deal collapsed.

The Federal Reserve has approved a capital plan that was re-submitted by BB&T Corp. of Winston-Salem, N.C., the regulator announced Friday.

The president and chief executive of First Financial Northwest (FFNW) in Renton, Wash., will step down next week.

A city in British Columbia, Canada is searching for a collection agency to pursue an estimated $480,000 in outstanding accounts and fines.

Independent Bank Group (IBTX) in McKinney, Texas, has agreed to buy Live Oak Financial Corp. in Dallas.

Private equity firm Thoma Bravo announced Thursday that it's completed its $395 million acquisition of internet and mobile cloud testing and monitoring company Keynote Systems.

Merger negotiations are starting to resemble job interviews as more bankers hope to retain some level of control after begrudgingly selling their institutions.

KeyWorth Bank in Johns Creek, Ga., has agreed to buy a branch from Signature Bank of Georgia in Sandy Springs.

Debt buyer Portfolio Recovery Associates announced Wednesday it had modified its credit agreement and increased its lenders' domestic revolving credit commitments by $35.5 million, increasing its aggregate credit facility to $633 million.

Fannie Mae was able to extract an $11.6 billion mortgage-repurchase settlement from Bank of America (BAC) this year — its largest to date — because the bank needed Fannie's approval to sell billions of dollars in servicing rights.

The former chairman and chief executive of Summit Bank in Burlington, Wash., on Wednesday pleaded guilty to hiding millions of dollars in losses from past-due loans.

Despite better-than-expected returns so far, industry observers believe that the Treasury Department will take larger haircuts at is unloads less desirable stakes in banks.

A pair of prominent investors are pursuing opposing strategies in their bank investments: Warren Buffett is buying, while David Einhorn is cutting back.

With a wave of mergers and acquisitions inevitable, a new set of regulatory hurdles have evolved for large financial entities and community banks alike.

Now that Wells Fargo (WFC) has stopped selling unpaid consumer loans to outside buyers, its executive in charge of those deals has found another job.

FNBH desperately needs capital after regulators shot down a plan that had a hefty percentage of debt. The company is hoping an equity infusion by a big investor will help it get on track.

Delmar Bancorp is giving up a 40% stake in itself to an outside investor, who will cancel Tarp shares he won in a Treasury auction. The investor will also invest cash and forgive unpaid Tarp dividends.

Flock Specialty Finance announced that Alex Dunlap, former director of Debt Sales for Wells Fargo, has joined the company as senior vice president of Business Development.

First National Bank announced Tuesday that it's made a $300,000 investment in the Colorado Enterprise Fund's Early Stage Loan Pool.

Community Bankers Trust (ESXB) in Glen Allen, Va., has agreed to sell its Georgia operations to Community & Southern Holdings in Atlanta.