A recent wave of high-premium acquisitions, paired with sweeping regulatory reform, is setting the stage for more large-scale M&A.

A coalition of free-market-oriented groups is calling on Senate Finance Committee Chairman Orrin Hatch to rethink his push for a new tax on credit unions.

Union Bankshares has reached an agreement under which Federal Savings Bank will originate mortgages in its branches.

Senior executives from Barclays, Bank of America and other big banks urged women to aim high, take chances on challenging jobs and — perhaps most important — provide support to other high-performing female colleagues instead of viewing them as a threat.

With the acquisition Timberland would add $187 million in assets in the Puget Sound area.

The Indiana company agreed to pay $101 million for the $586 million-asset First Security.

The bank found that mixing personal finance management with positive reinforcement allowed it to appeal to younger customers.

Mahesh Aditya will immediately take over risk management for the U.S. subsidiary of Banco Santander, which is trying to turn the corner after several tough years on the regulatory and financial fronts.

Independent's branch network in Denver will nearly triple after it completes the $1 billion acquisition.

The bill passed by the House took a more cautious approach to relief than prior legislative proposals but has still been hailed by banking industry groups.

The financial technology infrastructure firm has made its first move to provide services outside of the U.S.

MapleMark Bank, which was known as First National Bank of Edgewood when it was bought by an investment group last year, will use the funds to support commercial lending and private banking.

One executive from Security Service Federal Credit Union offers tips on how his CU analyzes branch performance and how other institutions can adopt those same tools.

Seacoast in Florida slashed the time it took to make 7(a) loans within months after establishing a partnership with an online lending startup.

Lisa Frazier, an adviser to banks and startups, will succeed Steve Ellis, who is stepping down after more than three decades with the company.

A first-in-the-nation ballot initiative would give consumers more control over their personal information, but banks and other companies say that it would amount to a tax on doing business in the Golden State.

Banks were helped by better loan spreads thanks to higher net interest margins, but the recently enacted tax cut helped boost profits by 27% from a year earlier.

The company will snag its first branches in three towns in Connecticut and Rhode Island after buying locations from Webster Financial.

James Ayers' stake in the Tennessee company will drop below 50% after a planned stock offering.

The Asian-American bank agreed to buy SWNB Bancorp for $77 million.