North Fork Bancorp Incorporated

Executives receiving multimillion-dollar pay packages have more company this year. At least 54 executives among Long Island's largest 100 public companies had compensation packages surpassing $2 million last year, up 15 percent from 47 executives in that...

Bank mergers and acquisitions have slowed on Long Island after a burst of activity in recent years, but that doesn't mean things are quiet. The area's banks continue to add branches despite an interest rate environment that threatens to squeeze profits....

Although bank mergers and acquisitions in New York City have slowed, the city's banking industry is a hive of activity, with new competitors moving in and existing banks adding branches. The situation worries some analysts who say that changes in interest...

Taking a page from credit-card companies and car makers, mortgage lenders are touting loans with rock-bottom introductory rates -- in one case, nearly 0 percent. Most of these loans are so-called option adjustable-rate mortgages, which carry an initial...

Joseph Ficalora is not a happy banker. The chief executive of New York Community Bancorp is tired of listening to the nonstop speculation within the industry and on Wall Street that his thrift is up for sale. Ever since New York Community announced...

Joseph Ficalora is not a happy banker. The chief executive of New York Community Bancorp is tired of listening to the nonstop speculation within the industry and on Wall Street that his thrift is up for sale. Ever since New York Community announced...