Jim Dobbs

First Horizon and Iberiabank solidified their resolve after BB&T and SunTrust announced their merger. Bryan Jordan, First Horizon's CEO, says he's convinced the earlier deal is having a similar influence at other regional banks.

Shares in the lender fell after it reported lower third-quarter profits, said nonperforming assets rose and cautioned that it had lost multifamily loan deals to competitors offering easier terms.

The credit they received in the third quarter is helping to soften the blow from falling net interest margins and weakening loan demand.

Executives at banks in California say there's only so much they can do until the flames subside.

Midsize players like BankUnited, BOK and Fulton Financial plan to rely on selective M&A, catering to niches overlooked by big banks, aggressive recruitment of commercial lenders and other strategies to stimulate revenue growth.

Executives say they are passing on more loans as bank and nonbank competitors cut rates and forgo traditional safeguards.

Amid concern that an economic downturn is approaching, Greg Carmichael said that banks need to focus on credit quality and not worry about expanding their balance sheets.

Tom Lopp will succeed Gary Judd at the end of November.

Slowdowns in new factory orders and production, largely tied to the trade war with China, could translate to more defaults among industrial clients.

The Wisconsin company will have 15 branches in its home state on completing the acquisition.

Community banks will likely face questions about mortgage lending, deposit gathering and M&A during earnings calls.

Ziv Biron succeeded Uri Levin, who was named CEO of Discount Bank, IDB's Israeli parent company.

The Montana company will pay $135 million for a bank with 10 branches in seven Arizona markets.

Bankers are expected to field numerous questions on third-quarter earnings calls about the threat of shrinking loan yields, stubbornly high deposit prices and what they're going to do about them.

A new study suggests banks have the ability to operate leaner than ever before. That could fuel investor demands for more cost cutting and drive more banks to pursue M&A.

Under Chang, J.P. Morgan has been named the world's top global research firm for two years running.

Nearly a tenth of the industry’s deals this year were connected to the state, which boasts a good number of sought-after small banks.

The Seattle company rebranded as WaFd Bank to address confusion that it might have ties to the federal government.

Academy Bank in Kansas City, Mo., which shuttered nearly a quarter of its branches between 2015 and 2018, is now in expansion mode. Its CEO explains his renewed affinity for brick and mortar.

A proposed combination of First Defiance and United Financial is designed to create an Ohio company that can better weather shocks from lower rates and economic uncertainty.