Organizers of Dogwood State Bank are looking to raise $75 million in hopes of opening by mid-2019.

Readers weigh in on bank overdraft policies, react to megabank capital standards, respond to Sen. Heidi Heitkamp's tough re-election bid and more.

Savings Bank of Walpole loosened up internal policies that had limited body art and cellphone use, and it created the position of community engagement coordinator, to connect with younger workers.

The USAmeriBank deal was supposed to give Valley National Bancorp a bigger presence in Florida, but it did more than that — it provided a model for banking businesswomen that Valley can copy in its New York and New Jersey markets.

Small banks and credit unions say slow responses and outdated products from the establishment tech vendor can become a drag on their innovation efforts.

Doug Bass had been one of the South Dakota company's regional presidents. He succeeded Ken Karels, who remains chairman and CEO.

Judy Long, president of First Citizens National Bank in Dyersburg, Tenn., launched the Smart Women financial literacy program after seeing female customers struggle with managing their finances.

Santander Bank said Wednesday that the OCC had terminated a 2015 consent order related to an identity protection product. It is one of several regulatory headaches the bank and its parent company have resolved lately.

The company said it could use proceeds to fund organic growth or acquisitions.

Credit unions face a delicate balancing act in their technological initiatives, including satisfying members, navigating vendor contracts and more.

Financial institutions need to ask more direct questions about when — if ever — their existing customers like to use mobile banking and when they want human help.

The country’s largest banks, and even some lawmakers, are calling on the banking agencies to roll back requirements imposed after the financial crisis. But that puts the economy at grave risk.

The storm dropped record rainfall on the Big Island, leaving one credit union with as much as two feet of water in its basement.

SWNB Bancorp was unable to secure enough votes to back its proposed sale to Hanmi Financial.

Digital banks dispute the notion that they can skimp on customer service because millennials are only shopping for low fees and high savings rates.

The new rule will raise the asset threshold for firms eligible for the Small Bank Holding Company and Savings and Loan Holding Company Policy Statement.

The company said that Michael Segner had also succeeded Stephen Mourlam as its president.

Richard Murray IV was named chairman, succeeding John Holcomb III. Murray replaced Holcomb as CEO last year.