Corporate governance

The regional bank reported an 8% gain in fee income and trimmed costs amid 1% loan growth.

Colony American Finance has been rebranded as Corvest American Lender in the wake of equity and asset acquisitions by funds affiliated with Fortress Investment Group.

New and used auto lending broke records, while HELOCs and second mortgages reached levels not seen since 2012.

First Savings Financial in Indiana and Dime Community in New York are keen on making more SBA loans as a way to diversify revenue and generate fees through loan sales.

The German bank posted two consecutive years of losses partly because of misconduct fines tied to the Libor and other scandals.

Stilwell Group, an activist investor, is alleging that HopFed chief John Peck bought two properties from the then-chairman of the Kentucky company's compensation committee and that the deals were a conflict of interest.

Chaos broke out periodically as investors and activists spoke out against the board, at times yelling or choking back emotion.

Shareholders voted to re-elect 12 board members and elect three more nominated by the company, but the slim margins sent a clear message.

Executives at BB&T, KeyCorp and Citizens are milking commercial lending niches and balancing cost control with new investments while waiting for more rate hikes to fatten margins.

Wintrust’s mortgage revenues fell in the first quarter, but net interest income picked up the slack.