Jim Dobbs

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.

Skip Brown, an executive with Winston-Salem Banking Group, says it has signed a letter of intent to buy a community bank three months after withdrawing a charter application.

Intense competition for deposits and a growing need for scale are spurring more New Jersey banks to seek out buyers.

Intense competition for executives and top lenders has elevated the role acquisitions play in filling key positions.

As a growing number of chains go bankrupt, loan charge-offs are rising.

Lenders insist they will be able to ramp up commercial loans and mortgage refinancings without skimping on underwriting.