Surprising Synovus Deal Shows Tarp Banks Can Do M&A, Too
May 16, 2013 Regulators let the Columbus, Ga., company acquire a failed bank — its first deal in four years — though it still owes Tarp...

Taylor Capital Seeks Edge with ESOP Financing Unit
May 13, 2013 The Chicago-area company has started financing employee stock-ownership plans as a way to eke more business out of commercial...

BankUnited Uses Soft Serve to Soften Up N.Y. Customers
May 10, 2013 The Miami Lakes, Fla., company handed out free ice cream and metro cards at its new Manhattan branches to build branch...

Community Banks Brace for Cyberattacks
May 10, 2013 Though large banks have mostly been the targets of criminals so far, smaller banks are not immune to online threats.

Kansas Lender Carves Out Military Niche
May 9, 2013 Federal Savings Bank is growing by making mortgages to veterans, a business that other lenders have botched.

Smaller Banks Get Competitive on Ag Loan Rates
May 7, 2013 A growing number of community banks are working with Farmer Mac to offer loans at lower rates, helping them compete with Farm...

Student Loans Become Tempting to Smaller Banks
May 3, 2013 Community banks that expanded student lending to improve earnings are discovering why their larger brethren have backed off...

Stifel's David Bishop Joins Smaller Rival
May 2, 2013 New York investment bank MLV, expecting lots of bank M&A activity in the Southeast and Southwest, has hired an expert on those...

Falling Return on Equity Threatens Investment Bank Units: Report
April 30, 2013 Many large commercial banks must decide how to adapt their investment banking units to keep pace with changing regulations...

More Small Banks Mull Bankruptcy as Part of Survival Plan
April 29, 2013 Capital problems at smaller banks are likely to push more of them to sell, and many of them should put their holding company...