The New York bank's agreement to pay $204 million in stock for Salisbury Bancorp moves NBT into complementary markets in Connecticut and Massachusetts while boosting an already substantial wealth management operation.

Roughly 40,000 residents of Moore County have been left without power since Saturday, when gunfire damaged two substations. Financial institutions are urging residents to use online banking and call centers if they do not have access to a branch.

Marijuana shops across the U.S. are rushing to find alternative ways for customers to pay after networks that supported a popular workaround to the banking system began to shut down last week.

German Larrea's conglomerate Grupo Mexico is in advanced talks on a potential acquisition of Citigroup's Mexican retail bank Banamex, people with knowledge of the matter said.

The platform will use artificial intelligence to create customized experiences for users.

In an appeals court filing, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau wrote that a federal judge "ignored regulatory text, history and context" when she ruled against a PNC customer. The consumer argues that the bank shouldn't have pulled funds from his checking account after he was tardy in making payments on his home equity line of credit.

The portfolio purchase, which follows the sale of MUFG Union Bank to U.S. Bancorp, represents about 32% of LendingClub's own personal loan portfolio. It should help boost the online lender's growth while using some of its excess capital.

Baseball great joins Farmers National team, waiting game ends for two deals and more in banking news this week.

With the final piece of its regulatory puzzle in place, Newtek, a business development company and the nation's No. 3 SBA 7(a) lender, plans to complete its acquisition of National Bank of New York City in January.

Byline Bancorp in Chicago said it would buy Inland Bancorp in a cash-and-stock transaction that would create an $8.5 billion-asset bank.

InBankshares has hired a former PacWest senior executive — its third leader to come from a regional bank — in a move aimed at bringing in the skills necessary to run a much larger institution.

In this month's roundup of American Banker's favorite stories: the National Credit Union Administration sets its focus on liquidity risk for 2023, an exclusive fireside chat with Venus Williams on pay equity, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's funding comes into question and more.

Policymakers from across the ideological spectrum can work in tandem with banks to ensure every American has access to the financial tools they demand and deserve.

Royal Bank of Canada posted earnings highlighting its strength at home a day after striking the company's largest deal ever to bolster the business.

HSBC Holdings has announced plans to shutter more than 100 of its U.K. branches next year as the bank pushes more of its customers to use its online services.

Central Pacific Bank, which has branches on the Big Island, is tracking the eruption of Mauna Loa in an effort to limit the risk of service interruptions. So far, the impacts appear to be limited.

Lenders that offer streamlined refinances in the future shouldn't be required to consider the borrower's income or employment status, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association. The trade group's comments were part of its response to a request for information on mortgage products that would support the financial stability of households.

Revelations about the failed cryptocurrency exchange FTX's inroads into the banking system raise important questions about how limited the crypto crash really is.