The company will pay $20 million in cash for a bank with two branches and $58 million of loans.

The pandemic and social unrest made 2020 one of the most challenging years in recent memory, but there is much the industry can learn from the past 12 months.

There’s an alarming gap between how small and large banks view the importance of digital engagement, according to a recent survey by Celent and Arizent.

The online lender, which raised $240 million, wants to take its artificial intelligence technology for evaluating borrowers to the next level and expand its partnerships with banks, its CEO says.

Bank and credit union groups are pushing to include the industry’s front-line workers in the next priority group, but even as a recommendation is coming soon from a CDC advisory panel, the decision ultimately will be made state by state.

Moore led development of Bank of America's virtual assistant, Erica, and was American Banker's Digital Banker of the Year in 2017.

The bank scored highest on customers’ assessments of product offerings and satisfaction with digital channels among eight national banks studied.

The company adds to a growing list of banks shutting branches to invest in technology offerings.

The agency’s second in-depth study of the community banking sector pointed to continued challenges for local institutions from the pandemic and other headwinds, but many smaller banks are reaping the benefits of M&A and holding their own against larger competitors in key lending categories.

The digital-only bank is running a new promotion in which it will set up and fund, with $250, an online savings account for any baby born on New Year’s Eve.

The company agreed will pay nearly $10 million for Sunset parent Waukesha Bankshares.

The Independent Community Bankers of America had planned to hold its annual conference in Hawaii before the coronavirus pandemic hit.

Cardtronics has benefited from a wave of branch closings during the pandemic by partnering with lenders looking to offer their customers access to cash even when a full-scale branch isn’t available.

The community bank and fintech are offering the first live bank account and debit card that offer rewards in the form of bitcoin.

The accelerating pace of branch closures is partly due to industry consolidation, according to the community reinvestment group that authored the new report.

The Columbus, Ohio, company says it has delivered on M&A promises before, and many observers say its deal for rival TCF Financial is an opportunistic move in its bid to build a Midwestern powerhouse. But others questioned whether Huntington's cost-cutting and profit expectations are too optimistic.

The Amarillo company is buying First National Bank of Tahoka, continuing the industry’s consolidation in the state.

The mobile banking and paperless habits bank customers picked up during the pandemic are here to stay, and financial institutions are working to strengthen their digital offerings, speakers at an American Banker conference said.

The $62.7 million merger of Linkbancorp and Gratz Bank would create a company with over $800 million of assets and nine branches stretching from Harrisburg to the Philadelphia suburbs.