Five Star Bank near Sacramento plans to expand in Lodi, an agricultural hub in the Golden State's Central Valley region. The lender's growth push comes as the number of farm banks has been shrinking.

Colony Bankcorp has reached a $163 million deal to acquire Florence, South Carolina-based First Reliance Bancshares.

The largest U.S. bank by assets named two co-presidents as part of its latest executive management changes. Marianne Lake, who was widely viewed as a contender to succeed CEO Jamie Dimon, will retire from the company.

Despite claims to the contrary, the national bank charter is not only alive and well, but is being aggressively defended by an Office of the Comptroller of the Currency that seems hostile toward state-level regulation.

The company, formerly known as LendingClub, moved from NYSE to Nasdaq as it officially launched its new name as a full-fledged digital bank.

President Donald Trump said he wouldn't sign the housing bill, which includes several riders aimed at helping community banks, until Congress passes the SAVE Act.

After encountering a rough patch in 2023, seller 1895 Bancorp in Greenfield, Wisconsin, hired an investment bank to consider strategic opportunities.

As fintech firms rush to take advantage of a new regulatory attitude toward bank charter applications, their leaders are about to step into a very new compliance environment. They need to understand what they're getting themselves into.

The child of a slave grew up to become the first woman to open a bank in the U.S., and pioneered community banking for Black communities.

JPMorganChase wants to expand its digital bank offerings to three more European countries, according to a new Financial Times report; M&T Bank Corp. elects Jerry Jacobs Jr. to the board of directors of both its parent and banking subsidiary; Citizens Financial Group names Chris Emerson as head of investor relations; and more in this week's banking news roundup.

At least nine Dallas-area institutions have agreed to sell themselves since late 2024, with the Oklahoma City-based MidFirst Bank's deal for Dallas Capital marking the latest transaction.

The fintech's recently installed U.S. CEO said at American Banker's Digital Banking conference that Revolut's goal is to become "the first truly global bank."

Isabella Bancorp in Mount Pleasant to enter the Grand Rapids market with $54.6 million purchase of Grand River Commerce in Grandville.

Two industry leaders at American Banker's Digital Banking conference said banks' fraud and identity controls weren't built for software acting as the customer.

The digital banking fintech expects to reach profitability this year as it recovers from a post-2021 valuation drop with three consecutive years of growth.

National Capital Bank, founded in 1889, and Old Dominion National Bank, founded in 2007, are combining with plans to take the merged entity public.

City National Bank appointed longtime executive David Cameron as chief operating officer; JPMorganChase is selling a limited-edition Lego version of its new midtown Manhattan headquarters; Esquire Financial Holdings received regulatory approval to complete its acquisition of Signature Bank in Chicago; and more.

Oklahoma City-based BancFirst agreed to pay an undisclosed sum for SpiritBank. The deal comes just seven months after the buyer completed another in-state acquisition.

Independent Community Bankers of America is launching a new campaign comparing community banks with crypto companies, and highlights potential harm that the latter could pose to Main Street.

Rising assessment fees and the fear of punitive actions under newly installed state regulator Rohit Chopra may push some California-chartered banks to switch to a federal overseer, some industry observers say.