(WESTBURY, N.Y.)New York Community Bancorp Inc. said Wednesday that its third-quarter profit fell 48 percent as it took a hefty charge related to its investments in certain troubled financial comp...READ MORE

(WESTBURY, N.Y.)New York Community Bancorp Inc. said Wednesday that its board of directors has declared a regular quarterly dividend of 25 cents. The dividend will be paid on Nov. 18 to shareholde...READ MORE

(NEW YORK)Shares of regional banks fell sharply Friday after the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. seized WaMu, one of the nation's largest banks, and markets remained tense as the government'...READ MORE

(NEW YORK)A bailout of the beleaguered financial industry was still in question Friday morning as lawmakers continued to stalemate on a proposed $700 billion bailout package that Treasury Se...READ MORE

(NEW YORK)Shares of regional banks lacked direction Wednesday as news of Goldman Sachs' successful capital raising efforts was not enough to quell anxiety among investors awaiting details of...READ MORE

(NEW YORK)A group of Friedman, Billings, Ramsey & Co. analysts on Wednesday downgraded several regional and community banks, due to the significant rally of financial stocks in recent days.READ MORE

(NEW YORK)Shares of regional banks retreated Thursday, along with the broader market, after a BMO Capital Markets analyst said the recent rally in financial stocks is fleeting and warned of ...READ MORE