Paul Davis

A shifting C&I landscape, heated competition for deposits and red flags in consumer lending also took center stage in often testy exchanges between bankers and analysts on quarterly earnings calls.

The company said it is trying to improve shareholder returns as rising rates cut into its net interest margin.

The North Carolina company reported slightly lower costs and a stable net interest margin in the third quarter.

The company will pay $42 million for Oak Park River Forest Bancshares.

Many community banks face the same challenges that drove AJS Bancorp to become a seller, but few if any would go to the lengths that it did to seek a buyer.

BankMobile will remain part of Customers for at least two years after regulatory snags derailed a plan to transfer the unit to a Florida bank.

The Montana company will spend $200 million to buy Idaho Independent and Community 1st Bank.

The Federal Reserve System is trying to be proactive in these and other high-profile areas, offering educational materials and coaching to bank execs and directors, according to supervision officials at the St. Louis and Richmond Fed banks.

The company agreed to buy Mainland Bank for nearly $20 million in stock.

Union Bankshares will gain 15 branches and $2 billion in loans in northern Virginia after it buys Access National.