More community bankers now say that cost of funds, not regulatory expense, poses the biggest threat to profits, according to a new survey.

The company could raise as much as $158 million by selling shares to the public.

The Montana company will pay $135 million for a bank with 10 branches in seven Arizona markets.

A second activist investor is pushing the company's board to find a buyer.

Adoption of money management instruments offered by banks remains low. One expert explains why.

With the pace of credit unions gaining CDFI certification already slowing, a change to how the Treasury Department reviews applications could have an impact on institutions receiving grants.

In a long and storied career, Barbara Desoer has helped shape two of the largest banks in the country, Bank of America and Citibank. The most striking detail? Her biggest role came after she "retired."

The transition to Stein from Hadley Robbins is the result of a multiyear succession process, the Tacoma, Wash., company said. Robbins had succeeded the late Melanie Dressel.

Gulf Capital Bank has received conditional approval from state and federal officials and could be up and running late this year or early next year, its organizers say.