Acquisitions are disruptive by nature, but some banks excel at maximizing M&A value by minimizing friction. Here’s what the active acquirers among our Best Banks to Work For know that others might not.

The Best Banks to Work For study is a collaboration between American Banker and the Best Companies Group, which conducts extensive employee surveys and reviews employer reports on benefits and policies.

An episode of "Oprah" changed how this North Dakota bank thinks about corporate giving. But the way it distributes donations is not the only thing that sets it apart. Call Michael Solberg crazy if you want, but he says the results validate Bell's philosophy of generosity.

The San Francisco bank is embroiled in a high-stakes legal battle over the use of arbitration in disputes involving overdraft fees at the same time that adversaries are portraying the scandal-plagued bank as the poster child for why reform is necessary.

An ex-banker running for governor has proposed the idea. It's a political perennial, but industry officials are nonetheless raising concerns.

Readers weigh in on the tax-exempt status of credit unions, SoFi's application for an industrial loan company charter, ideas for mortgage policy reforms and more.

Many financial institutions have activated their emergency centers, closed branches and stocked ATMs in advance of landfall.

Former lawyer Kenneth Lehman will pay at least $10 million for a controlling stake in ABB Financial in Atlanta.

Though scholarships, educational efforts and more, credit unions are helping educate the next generation.

We know banks don’t like failure. But what is lesser known is how their reluctance is all to do with banking's compliance culture.

The parent of State Bank in New Hampton has agreed to buy the holding company for Peoples Trust & Savings Bank.

The uplifting story of another Virginia statue — this one honoring the first black female to charter a bank — is well-timed. Plus, JPMorgan Chase's O'Connor on laboring over Libor and U.S. Bank's Lawler on getting people to do the right thing.

Big banks north of the border are rapidly expanding their U.S. wealth divisions, competing with their stateside peers for higher-income clientele.

Bank Mutual was still in talks to buy a bank roughly its own size when it began exploring a sale. The move allowed Bank Mutual to quickly find a buyer after its planned acquisition fell through.

The agency's statement comes as Tropical Storm Harvey gets closer to the Texas shore.

Home will add 12 branches and nearly $600 million in assets when it completes the acquisition.

The idea that the trading ban burdens community banks and prevents them from investing in fintech opportunities is misleading.

The credit card issuer paid $95 million to settle charges it offered inferior terms to customers in American territories; Mitsubishi UFJ wants to become a top 10 U.S. bank.

Landmark Bancorp in Manhattan, Kan., could lose more than $5 million — more than it earned in the first half of the year — if a recently discovered overdraft situation cannot be resolved.

Some banks are experimenting with virtual assistants that, going beyond the routine tasks they perform today, could offer investment advice or make mortgage loans 24/7. But will they ever be able to talk a nervous client through a market crash?