Corporate governance

Whether the number of deals for 2020 can come close to last year's record-setting level will come down to one question: Can community banks generate strong enough profits in the second half to justify their independence?

Social distancing and other pandemic-related measures are making it harder for banks in the Gulf region to rely on tried-and-true contingencies.

The election of Mark Chancy continues a trend under CEO Charlie Scharf of adding directors with deep experience in the banking industry.

Discover Financial Services and Bank First in Wisconsin, two of the many companies that went all-remote with their annual meetings this year, gave the process high marks. But the longer-term prospects industrywide are unclear.

USAL Bancorp will have nearly $300 million in assets after it buys Escambia County Bank.

The company will pay $156 million for a bank with a large Small Business Administration lending platform.

The higher charge on mortgages refinanced through Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac is supposed to cushion against a crisis but could contribute to one as the fees are passed on to struggling consumers.

The Missouri company 's deal for Clifford Bancshares is set to close later this year.

More than half of adult consumers who don't use their parents' credit union say it is because they have moved out of that market, according to a new study from Access Softek.

The Detroit regional relied on smaller teams, flexible deadlines and tightly defined tasks to convert the systems of Chemical Financial and rebrand.