The agency’s proposed data collection and reporting requirements would disproportionately burden community banks, which lead the nation in small-business lending.

Allan Rayson of Encore Bank has been named American Banker's Digital Banker of the Year for leading a tech transformation and working with fintech partners that help the Arkansas bank serve commercial customers.

Despite high inflation and a tight labor market, median compensation at certain banks hasn’t budged much, according to a new report from a left-leaning group. “We can give people a more fair reward for their labor,” one of the co-authors said.

The Alabama bank hopes that its new InvestPath platform, which combines automation and personal interaction, will attract first-time investors.

Ray Skinner, who was most recently chief executive of Town & Country Bank in Missouri, will lead MNB Holdings, which owns Mission National Bank.

The credit card issuer Synchrony Financial recently used FICO’s top competitor in a $1 billion deal. The choice is significant for VantageScore, but FICO remains the dominant credit score in the securitization market, according to analysts.

Amid a falling population in its home state of Pennsylvania, the bank is focusing more attention — and dealmaking — on the increasingly populous and affluent Raleigh-Durham market.

Data as of Mar. 31, 2022. Dollars in thousands.

Data as of Mar. 31, 2022. Dollars in thousands.

The two banks, which recently pushed back the deadline for their $2.6 billion merger, pledged Monday to ditch nonsufficient-funds fees, among other more consumer-friendly changes.

The founders of Integro Bank expect to secure this month the final round of capital needed to open the second startup bank in the state since 2007.