Paul Davis

Many bankers find crucial parts of the SBA effort to help businesses hurt by the coronavirus outbreak to be unclear and onerous. If those issues go unresolved, participation could suffer.

The acquirer had pursued a de novo strategy in its home state but was unable to raise enough capital.

Regulators are allowing banks that implemented the loan-loss standard to forestall any capital hits until 2022.

A former market president for State Bank Financial would serve as CEO of the proposed Classic City Bank.

The company is one of the first to share information on impacted clients, forbearance requests and emergency loan applications.

Flushing Financial, which had planned to complete its purchase of Empire Bancorp in early April, has moved its target date back by about two months.

The New York company moved its April shareholder meeting to June because of the pandemic.

Organizers of Coastal Community Bank must raise $19.5 million before opening.

First Horizon, Pacific Premier and South State are warning in regulatory filings that the pandemic could complicate deals that have not been completed.

Triad Business Bank, which will immediately have offices in three cities, will debut next week.

Organizers of Riverside Bank of Dublin will need to raise $18 million before opening.

GreatAmerica Financial in Iowa is looking to form a bank so it can offer more products to small and midsize companies.

The company will enter an affluent New Jersey county and a key New York market with the $209 million deal.

The North Carolina company will hold onto the loans after the Fed's decision to slash interest rates.

The Georgia company will expand into central and southern Florida by buying the parent of Seaside National Bank & Trust.

The company agreed to buy Advantage Community Bancshares weeks after announcing a deal for Commerce Financial.

Lineage Financial Network, led by former Franklin Financial CEO Richard Herrington, plans to acquire Sumner Bank and Citizens Bank.

WSFS, in an effort to catch up with bigger rivals, plans to upgrade digital channels in three years instead of five.

The company is buying a homebuilder finance portfolio with $47 million in loans and $80 million in commitments.

The company will nearly double the amount of marine loans on its books after buying a division from People's United.