Key Bank teller Jim Nicholson said he knew he was violating bank policy by chasing down a would-be bank robber last Tuesday, but instincts kicked in.

Key Bank teller Jim Nicholson said he knew he was violating bank policy by chasing down a would-be bank robber last Tuesday, but instincts kicked in.

The South Carolina church deacon and youth soccer coach accused of trying to rob a bank has been formally indicted.

Jeffrey Patrick Frye, age 45, of Hanahan was indicted by a federal grand jury in a superseding indictment on seven counts of bank robbery. Frye was originally indicted on four counts of bank robbery last month.

Regulators are shutting down Cape Fear Bank, and a Charleston company will assume their deposits and buy out their assets.

A federal judge has ordered a psychiatric evaluation for the South Carolina church deacon and youth soccer coach accused of trying to rob a bank.

Consumer advocacy groups are urging bank customers to weigh in on a proposed rule change by the Federal Reserve concerning a practice called overdraft protection.

Police in Connecticut say they caught a bumbling bank robber who crashed his getaway car and fled by bus and taxi, only to make it home and find his roommate dead.

A drive-thru lane at the bank sure is convenient. Even for a robber. Police said a man used the drive-thru lane Monday morning to rob Lone Star National Bank.

First Federal of Charleston has announced that they are having a moratorium on foreclosures until May 1st.

Bank of America Corp. says it expects to eliminate 30,000 to 35,000 jobs over the next three years.

A new study shows the worsening economy will make it harder for college students to repay their loans.  The Project on Student Debt reports that salaries students earn at graduation are not keeping pace with the increases in what they owe for their education.

A judge has refused to immediatly block payments for an $18 million settlement for the former CEO of South Carolina’s largest publicly traded bank, but also did not toss out a shareholder’s lawsuit over the agreement.

One in every 452 housing units received a foreclosure filing, such as a default notice, auction sale notice or bank repossession.

The decision opens the door to American Express being able to accept deposits and permanently access low-cost financing from theFed