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.

The Texas bank disclosed that James Dreibelbis, a longtime Woodforest executive, succeeded Nash as president and CEO in late December.

Mark Sander, who has been with the company since 2011, succeeded Michael Schudder, who remains chairman and CEO.

Valley National will reinvent itself as Vast Bank over the next few months. The move is part of an effort to attract younger customers.

Farm Service Agency staff will have three days to work on existing loan applications and provide tax documents for existing loans.

Bank of America CEO Brian Moynihan and his fellow executives said they see nothing to suggest a slowdown is imminent. Their outlook was far more upbeat than that of JPMorgan chief Jamie Dimon.

Though it would be based in the nation's capital, MOXY Bank would also have significant operations in Charlotte, N.C.

The impasse has halted grant and loan applications and frozen many farm subsidies just weeks ahead of planting season.

Shareholder approval, usually a formality, is far from guaranteed when an acquirer's share price is sliding.

Tom Meuser, the chairman of El Dorado Savings in California, said he could not get the necessary two-thirds backing from his shareholders because of recent declines in bank stock prices.

The 10 startups will receive initial investments, mentoring and training as part of the ICBA ThinkTECH Accelerator.