When we first got word last Spring a North Fork bank was slated for the former dance space at the southwest corner of Clinton and Fulton, we mentioned that there was some uncertainty surrounding ...

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Former North Fork Bancorp Chief Executive John Kanas is leading a private equity consortium looking to buy BankUnited Financial Corp , Bloomberg reported on its website on Monday.

New York City-based Dime Bancorp, which in September agreed to a $1.3 billion merger with Hudson United Bancorp of Mahwah, today sued North Fork and FleetBoston Financial Group, for violating ...