Corporate governance

The deal will see the $16 million-asset Georgetown FCU join the $258 million-asset PAHO/WHO. The combined institution will serve more than 7,500 members.

Dozens of European and U.S. banks are considering throwing their weight behind the White House’s Earth Day summit under plans being drawn up by former Bank of England Gov. Mark Carney.

With its deal for Century Bancorp, Eastern will significantly boost its deposit share in greater Boston while gaining an entrée into several new business lines, including cannabis banking.

Regulators have approved the credit union's request to add 477 underserved census tracts to its field of membership, allowing it to reach roughly 2.5 million consumers.

The announcement comes about six months after Boston-based Eastern raised $1.7 billion through an initial public offering.

In his annual message to investors, the JPMorgan Chase CEO said Big Tech and fintechs are "here to stay" and vowed to be aggressive in taking on these new challengers. He also predicted that the economy would take off this year, but said capital rules prevented banks from doing more to help blunt the impact of the pandemic recession.

HoldCo Asset Management is trying to convince shareholders ahead of an April 27 vote that the deal's $900 million price is too low, while Boston Private's board characterized its negotiations as "carefully designed and calibrated."

Longstanding familiarity with each other and years of informal talks helped the companies negotiate their $7.6 billion merger in just two months.

The Oklahoma regional bank said Steven Bradshaw plans to retire in March 2022.

While competitors are turning to traditional mergers and acquisitions to build market share and boost profits, Cleveland-based KeyBank is betting it can keep pace by rolling out a digital bank for affluent doctors and dentists.

The Illinois company would gain its first two branches in Winnebago County as part of the deal.

Organizers of the Florida de novo will need to raise $17 million in capital before opening.

The California company will gain $4 billion of low-cost deposits with its $250 million acquisition of the homeowners association services division.

Brees, who recently retired as the quarterback of the New Orleans Saints, is a customer of the Louisiana banking company.

United Neighbors Federal Credit Union holds just $4.4 million of assets, but the addition will help broaden SeaComm's branch network and expand its member base.

Sam Sidhu, whose father is CEO Jay Sidhu, will become president and chief executive of Customers Bank in July.

Peoples Bancorp will pay $292 million for the West Virginia company. It also announced it's buying a leasing company in Vermont.

Four months into the job, Charles Shaffer has struck a deal for Legacy Bank of Florida and is eyeing more acquisitions. His predecessor, Dennis Hudson III, built Seacoast with more than a dozen buyouts across the Sunshine State.

Capital One Financial led a $170 million investment in the startup Hopper as the financial giant seeks to make a deeper push into travel.