Jon Prior

The Alabama company agreed to buy two nonbank lenders earlier this year. It’s still on the lookout for possible deals, potentially in corporate finance or wealth management, its chief financial officer told American Banker.

Zions and BOK Financial are eager to meet the anticipated rise in loan demand despite regulatory attention on the financial risks associated with climate change.

The Dallas company plans to move aggressively to recruit customers and employees of rival banks involved in mergers that are shaking up the banking landscape in two of its key markets.

Bill Demchak, whose company plans to allow crypto trading through a mobile app, nonetheless expressed concern that digital currencies pegged to the dollar could affect central banks’ ability to control the money supply.

In a bid to boost fee income, the Minneapolis company is upgrading its payments technology to allow businesses to manage inventory, payroll and other functions — as well as make payments — all in one place. The tech is modeled after an offering from Square.

Executives at Umpqua Holdings and Columbia Banking System said the deal could progress more slowly than usual because of a perceived approval backlog at the Federal Reserve. The two Pacific Northwest-based banks are seeking to combine into a $50 billion-asset company.

The Silicon Valley consumer lender first applied to become a national bank during the Trump administration. But the bid stalled amid criticism from consumer advocates and a leadership change at the OCC.

An Indiana housing nonprofit wants the Fed to take a closer look at the proposed merger. Its latest move is a lawsuit that alleges racial discrimination by the regional bank.

The Seattle bank, a unit of Washington Federal, said it viewed the payment as a “milestone” in its efforts to resolve issues found in its AML program more than three years ago.

Clothilde Hewlett, executive director and chief legal officer of the Cal Alumni Association, would succeed Manny Alvarez, who stepped down in June.

Employees at Beneficial State Bank secured banking's first labor union contract in 40 years and now are calling on Congress to pass legislation, drafted by House Democrats, to protect front-line workers across the industry.

U.S. Bancorp, M&T Bank, Citizens Financial are among the regionals that are buying smaller competitors in an effort to achieve greater scale.

The Boston company is set to become the nation’s largest custody bank after paying a premium for a Brown Brothers Harriman unit. Executives and analysts say Brown Brothers may have been the last chance for any of the country's major custodians to achieve meaningful growth through M&A.

Whether to approve the $8 billion deal will fall to the Fed, whose board may be reshaped by President Biden in the coming months. The White House recently called for more robust scrutiny of bank acquisitions.

After exiting the business roughly 20 years ago, the San Antonio bank is working with tech consultant Infosys to help it build out a digital consumer lending business that will include home loans.

CEO Bill Demchak is seeking clarity on which business units can facilitate the trading of digital currencies.

In the wake of Hurricane Ida, the latest storm to batter the Gulf Coast, John Hairston is grappling with the consequences of a warming planet. He suggests that it's imperative for banks and their regulators to be part of the solution.

Alastair Borthwick, the president of global commercial banking, will succeed Paul Donofrio, who is transitioning to a new role as head of sustainable finance. The company also appointed three women to its executive leadership team.

Under new CEO Andy Harmening, the Green Bay, Wisconsin, company is beefing up its auto, commercial and asset-based lending units, with a goal of bringing in $2.6 billion of new loans by the end of 2023. It’s also making hefty investments in technology to improve its digital banking capabilities.

Banks that embraced their role as a conduit for Paycheck Protection Program loans were likelier to take more risk elsewhere, according to new research by three accounting professors. “Anytime you have that amount of money flowing through the bank, it’s going to affect behavior,” one of the authors said.