The anti-bribery law that Stephen Calk is accused of breaking carries stiff penalties — up to 30 years in prison — but violations can be relatively hard to prove because prosecutors must establish the defendant had a corrupt state of mind.

Charges against Stephen Calk indicate he lied to regulators about what he knew when he approved loans to Paul Manafort, as well as his interest in landing a job in the Trump administration.

The parent of Ponce Bank has agreed to acquire Mortgage World Bankers.

While regulation and nonbank competition are spooking some banks, others believe low funding costs and the right relationships can help them succeed.

The moves are part of a plan CEO Rajinder Singh discussed in a conversation with American Banker.

Farmers were already taking on more debt to cover losses from falling crop prices. New tariffs and other retaliatory moves could hurt ag borrowers further and lead to loan losses and tighter underwriting.

Democrats and Republicans on the House Financial Services Committee called for steps to minimize the harm to community banks and credit unions bracing for the new accounting standard.

Meridian Corp. may have breached sales agreements after originating nearly $100 million in loans in a state where it lacked a license.

The Michigan company said the loan — made to a borrower that plans to shut down its reverse mortgage business — has collateral.

Housing advocates and Democratic lawmakers want to create more protections for tenants of rent-controlled apartments, but they are facing stiff opposition from property owners and the banks that lend to them.

Bank 34 will no longer sell mortgages in the secondary market as it looks to reduce its reliance on volatile revenue streams.

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau proposed steps to ease Home Mortgage Disclosure Act requirements, just days after announcing it was retiring a platform to let users analyze raw mortgage data.

The Boston company gained the mortgage platform when it bought First Choice in 2017.

Blue Lion Capital, which has been critical of the Seattle company in recent years, has nominated two individuals to become directors.

Gateway Mortgage Group’s dream of being a national, diversified financial services player will hinge on its effort to turn a community bank into an online-only platform.

The company plans to sell its third-party origination channel to Renasant. It has also lined up a deal to sell its correspondent channel.

The Los Angeles bank will take a $1.4 million hit to earnings after the multifamily properties sold for less than their book value.

University Bancorp gained a number of offices from Huron Valley Financial. It also hired lenders and staff with experience in reverse mortgages and wholesale lending.

The California banking company has two loans tied to DC Solar that are on nonaccrual status.

While the OCC has led the charge on modernizing the Community Reinvestment Act, Gov. Lael Brainard gave a rundown of new ideas under discussion — from updating assessment boundaries to a comprehensive community development test.