Hilary Burns

The mutual holding company received regulatory approval to form a limited-purpose commercial bank, allowing it to work around a state law barring mutuals from working with municipalities.

Assessments of damage to branches and customers' homes have been elusive.

After bringing in a new leader and overhauling its board, Freedom Bank in northern Virginia is looking at digital upgrades and expansion into new markets to stay relevant.

The Nashville, Tenn., company had opposed a request by Gaylon Lawrence to boost his ownership to 15%.

The consortium is starting out with a dozen banks and could have 50 within a year.

Paul Aguggia, a lawyer before leading Clifton Bancorp, has become a partner at Holland & Knight in New York.

Anthony DeChellis will succeed Clayton Deutsch at the end of this month.

Community banks are getting more creative to draw in younger people to fill job openings.

Clarfeld Financial Advisors will become a division of Citizens Bank Wealth Management.

Argent Financial Group will buy Live Oak's pre-need funeral trust business in a deal set to close later this year.

Fred Daibes and an associate allegedly conspired to fraudulently obtain loans from Mariner's Bank, a New Jersey institution he helped found.

Bankers complain that the quasi-governmental system's new program designed to make more residential loans in four states goes well beyond its original mission.

The acquisition will increase Horizon’s core deposits and add branches around Indianapolis.

Trade associations and other industry groups are partnering with universities and colleges to create more degree programs and special courses that prepare young people to work for banks — especially small ones.

OceanFirst Financial's acquisition of Capital Bank of New Jersey would strengthen its presence in the southern part of the state and Philadelphia.

City National Bank said the foundation will buy houses and hold onto them until the buyer lines up financing.

Ballinger National Bank would be renamed Keystone Bank and its headquarters would move to an Austin suburb.

Bank Independent in Alabama is the latest small bank to start using Alexa, though implementation costs and security concerns continue to hold others back.

The change comes two months after the bank was spun off from its Venezuelan parent company.

The results did not include the company's purchase of CoBiz, which closed last month.