Seacoast Banking Corp. of Florida, which has bought 10 banks over the past decade, has agreed to acquire community banks in Sarasota and Melbourne.

Year to date through Jun. 30, 2021. Dollars in thousands.

Year to date through Jun. 31, 2021. Dollars in thousands.

Fintechs and banks have stepped up their efforts to help so-called “credit invisibles” obtain credit through secured cards, specialized installment loans and use of alternative data in underwriting. Amid much progress, questions remain about how effective these tools really are.

Mid-Southern Bancorp angered several large shareholders after disclosing that it bought another’s shares for a hefty premium. The seller’s identity is unknown, but the bank’s shareholders include a number of prominent activists.

Scott Credit Union of Edwardsville said it is acquiring Tempo Bank in Trenton, Illinois. It is the fifth such transaction announced since Aug. 5 and the 10th of the year.

Signed Thursday by Gov. Andrew Cuomo, the new law requires state-chartered banks to pay checks in the order they are received or from smallest to largest. The bill comes as banks nationally are revamping their overdraft policies.

Many customers in health care and other sectors remain resistant to new technologies. Here's how banks are trying to persuade them to adopt more efficient payments and back-office systems.

CEO Thomas Cangemi is pushing to modernize a bank that for decades was focused largely on multifamily lending. The company has already agreed to buy the mortgage lender Flagstar Bancorp and its partnership with Figure Technologies, a blockchain-focused fintech, has the potential to make that acquisition more productive.

The central bank wants financial institutions to enable additional routing options for online purchases, a change industry advocates say would strain the resources of smaller card issuers.

The incident, which may have exposed customers’ account information to other customers, was caused by a technical glitch, the company wrote in a notice posted on a state attorney general's website.

The Los Angeles company is bundling a wide range of services like Digit, Dave, Chime, Wealthfront and Moneylion to compete with traditional banks on more fronts.

On Mar. 31, 2021. Dollars in thousands.

On Mar. 31, 2021. Dollars in thousands.

Community development financial institutions and minority-owned banks have long faced funding challenges, but billions of dollars of investment — spurred by Black Lives Matter protests — have given them an opportunity to increase lending by a factor of 10. Here’s how they can do it.

Minnwest Bank, which focuses largely on agriculture lending, said it will “become more sophisticated" with its mortgage and consumer lending services by acquiring Roundbank.

Despite spending billions, many banks fail to deliver on the human aspects of the customer experience that deepen relationships and drive customers into action.

New research from American Banker and Monigle reveals which banks, credit unions and challenger banks are turning customers into fans — and which ones have work to do.

Cypress Bank & Trust is poised to open in Palm Beach, and longtime banker Stephen Gordon just launched Genesis Bank in Newport Beach. Meanwhile, two more groups have filed for de novos in August, bringing the list of pending applications nationally to 16.

Three credit unions have announced deals to acquire community banks in the past week. The latest is the Wisconsin-based Royal, which is buying the $441 million-asset Lake Area Bank.