With a lighter compliance burden, small banks could shift tech spending to customer-facing innovation.

A lack of talent, capital and good business planning proved fatal for bank organizers in California and Georgia.

Hilton Capital Management wants National Bankshares to buy back stock or declare a special dividend.

Kathy Thorson, who is currently a market president at MetaBank, will oversee strategy for all of its four markets.

The company agreed to pay $32 million for Mercersburg Financial.

Organizers of CommerceOne Bank are one step closer to a planned opening this summer.

County Bancorp in Manitowoc, Wis., posted record profits in the first quarter after completing an acquisition last year.

Fulton Financial, Univest Corp. of Pennsylvania and Franklin Financial Services disclosed a total of $75 million in exposure to the commercial relationship.

A group in North Carolina has finally gone public with its brand, and three other de novos have already been rebranded.

More than a third of banks formed from 2006 to 2008 no longer exist. Leaders of three banks still in business share their tips on how they have remained open — and relevant.

Blue Gate Bank, which opened in January 2017, is being sold to Big Poppy Holdings.

Stock Yards Bancorp in Louisville, Ky., has named James Hillebrand as its next CEO when David Heintzman retires later this year.

Seneca-Cayuga Bancorp wants a limited-use charter to maneuver around a New York law that bars mutuals from working with municipalities.

Despite Tuesday's blip, many banks have seen double-digit gains in the months since the Dodd-Frank reform law was unveiled. There's good reason to think the run-up will continue.

The company will also acquire three branches in Worcester County, Mass., when it buys the parent of Milford National Bank and Trust.

Year to date through Mar. 31, 2018. Dollars in thousands.

Year to date through Mar. 31, 2018. Dollars in thousands.

The London interbank offered rate will likely be replaced by a new reference rate that critics say is better suited for the derivatives market than it is for commercial lending.

Lenders would have a lighter data-reporting burden, but they may end up deciding to collect the data anyway.

The Pennsylvania company agreed to pay $17 million for Community First. It is Emclaire's third bank acquisition deal since early 2016.