Hilary Burns

Shaza Andersen, a well-known banker around the nation's capital, would serve as Trustar Bank's CEO.

Woodforest National Bank made so many C&I loans that it cut into capital and required more liquidity. It has shifted gears, selling two business lines as it refocuses on deposit gathering.

Both banks' need for scale started the conversation and the lifting of the SIFI threshold helped seal the deal. Here are five takeaways from one of the industry's biggest recent mergers.

Keith Wilton will also succeed Walter Kaczmarek as president in August.

The Pennsylvania company said it expects the digital bank to become profitable by the end of this year.

An improved net interest margin helped offset a slight decrease in fee income at the Wisconsin company.

Three groups in North Carolina have scrapped plans to start banks because of difficulty raising capital, among other reasons.

The Boston company reported a quarterly profit despite special charges, mortgage headwinds and lost SBA revenue tied to the partial government shutdown.

The Florida company's earnings increased after it completed a big acquisition and produced strong year-over-year loan production.

Smaller institutions are booking loans at a faster clip than bigger lenders, raising concerns that they are relaxing standards in order to win business.