National banks

Royal Bank of Scotland is considering taking a multi-billion dollar charge in the fourth quarter for a U.S. mortgage securities probe that would give an indication of the size of the full settlement.

Michael Corbat told analysts Tuesday that Citi will no longer report Citi Holdings, its erstwhile "bad bank," as a separate entity.

Higher lending for mortgages, construction and commercial real estate boosted Fulton Financial's profit.

Simple innovations -- such as those that would bring the underbanked into the financial mainstream -- are often stymied by regulation, says Bank of America CEO Brian Moynihan.

Wells Fargo has separated the roles of chairman and CEO and, as annual meeting season approaches, other large and regional banks could find themselves under pressure to follow suit.

An influx of new people to the Pacific Northwest and Southeast could have big implications for banking, from M&A to de novo efforts.

Gov. Andrew Cuomo wants to give the state's banking regulator the power to ban "bad actors" from working in financial services, allowing it to step in when federal agencies refuse to act.

Regions Financial in Birmingham has named José S. Suquet, the president and CEO at Pan-American Life Insurance in New Orleans, to its board of directors.

The Department of Housing and Urban Development has charged Bank of America with discriminating against prospective Hispanic mortgage borrowers at a branch in Charleston, S.C.

American Express has prevailed in its latest round of legal sparring with the Justice Department.