In August's roundup of American Banker favorites: The true cause of Heartland Tri-State Bank's failure, increased industrywide frugality among banks, two prominent credit union trade groups announce plans to combine and more.

The card network has agreed to pay USAA licensing fees for the use of mobile deposit capture technology. USAA says it plans to keep trying to get other banks to do the same.

Innovations Financial Credit Union is purchasing First National Bank Northwest Florida, taking the place of Harvesters Credit Union, which terminated its 2022 deal to acquire the bank.

The Department of Justice cited American Bank of Oklahoma's lending record, as well as racially inflammatory emails it claims bank employees forwarded, in support of its redlining claims.

Michigan State University Federal Credit Union, seeking to add $300 million of assets in Illinois, has agreed to purchase McHenry Savings Bank.

Apollo Global Management, Pagaya Technologies and Sixth Street are said to be working on final offers for Goldman Sachs Group's consumer-lending unit.

Consistent wins aren't typically about continuously introducing novel strategies, but about better and more consistent execution with proven ones.

Followers of Islam cannot pay interest on loans. Androscoggin Bank figured out a way to structure a new product that addresses that challenge and paves a path to more homeownership.

Burke & Herbert Financial Corp. and Summit Financial Group announced a transaction that they described as a merger of equals valued at roughly $371.5 million in stock.

New Peoples Bank announced J.W. Kiser will be its next president and CEO; D.A. Davidson hired Dan Fiandaca to lead its brokered CD underwriting group; Citizens Bank launches Roger, a digital bank for military members; and more in the weekly banking news roundup.

The small community bank was bought up by crypto-focused investors and quickly repositioned to cater to tech innovators. Is this problematic or perfectly legitimate?

Front-running schemes by the bank's foreign exchange desk defrauded clients of millions of dollars. In 2017, the Federal Reserve cited the lackluster oversight for failing to stop it.

Forget special offers, ubiquitous branches and promises of convenience. Younger clients want to see state-of-the-art technology and hear good things from friends and family, according to a recent Arizent survey.

Empeople Credit Union will stop dealing with coins at its five Maine branches beginning this September. It's unclear whether there will be copycats, but there are reasons it might be tempting for others to follow suit.

A series of deals over the summer suggests growing interest by private equity investors in acquiring community banks. Five such deals have been announced this summer alone.

Consumer loan balances fell in July for the first time since 2020 as banks have tightened lending standards in response to rising rates and jettisoned assets to bolster liquidity and capital levels.

News of the delisting, prompted by ongoing delays related to filing its 2022 annual report, triggered a selloff of the Philadelphia-based company's battered stock.

Credit unions held more than 66% of all assets in the community development financial institution ecosystem, according to research from the Federal Reserve Bank of New York.

The plan calls for the formation of Orca Bank in Bellingham, Washington. It would become a subsidiary of Savi, whose CEO would assume the same role at the bank.