After struggling with profitability, Horizons FCU has been approved to join Premier Members Credit Union later this year.

The company will pay $29 million for a bank located northwest of Grand Rapids.

Some analysts warn the loosening of bank regulations may be hiding risks; watchdogs are demanding proof that financial institutions are ready for 2021.

Though there were several high-profile mergers of equals among bigger banks, deal activity rose only slightly, and the vast majority of transactions involved the smallest of institutions. Here's an overview of those trends and others that stood out in bank dealmaking last year.

While his focus is on organic growth in Texas and California, Curt Farmer says he would consider a deal in those states if the right one comes along.

Steuben Trust received two bites from potential MOE partners, but the New York bank’s lightly traded stock and many other challenges forced a sale to a much larger rival instead.

The merger of BB&T and SunTrust, the largest bank deal in over a decade, dominated news throughout the year; New York investigated the wage access app Earnin, which critics claimed was actually a stealth payday lender; Libor is going dark in 2021, and some banks aren’t ready; and more from this year’s most-read stories.

From massive growth and consolidation to the fallout after the corporate credit union crisis, uncertainty at the National Credit Union Administration and more, here's a look at the decade in review.

2019 kicked off with a series of large, multibillion-dollar acquisitions that promised to forever change the landscape of the payments industry. And while those big deals were clustered at the start of the year, many other pivotal deals took place over the course of the year.

Credit unions bought banks at a record pace in 2019, but just a decade ago it had never been done before. Gary Easterling helped change that.

From new growth strategies to courts, Congress and the industry's own #MeToo moment, here's a look back at some of the year's biggest moments.

The big acquisitions of 2019 have created an environment for more deals to come, says FICO's Tim VanTassel.

Spirit of Texas Bancshares is acquiring four branches and a loan production office from Simmons First National as part of an aggressive expansion in its home state.

The prepaid card pioneer's banking-as-a-service platform might make it an attractive acquisition for an enterprise technology giant or bank, analysts say.

The prepaid card pioneer's banking-as-a-service platform might make it an attractive acquisition for an enterprise technology giant or bank, analysts say.

Incoming CEO Clint Stein said the Tacoma, Wash., company is ready to revisit deals after spending three years updating its digital platforms.

One found a buyer, another announced plans to retire, and others took steps to reinvent their banks.

The New Jersey company will pay $63 million for the parent of Victory State Bank.

To compete and remain relevant in 2020 and beyond, organizations must rapidly develop, test and deploy innovative new products and services in increasingly larger amounts, says Paragon Application Systems' Steve Gilde.

The community bank lobby has said the recent deals are another reason to rein in the credit union sector. Some House members are beginning to take notice.