Heritage will have 17 branches around San Francisco when it completes the $200 million acquisition.

Financial advisory firm hopes to double in size in three years leveraging Goldman’s resources; bank had about £1 billion worth of orders.

Democrats and Republicans on the House Financial Services Committee called for steps to minimize the harm to community banks and credit unions bracing for the new accounting standard.

Agency says it will vet Timothy Sloan’s successor; Eric Blankenstein, who came under fire for 2004 racist blogs, to step down.

American Express has agreed to acquire Resy, a restaurant reservation booking and management platform.

"Institutional support" spurs cryptocurrency price gains; the regulation limits what banks can charge for going negative on accounts.

Ask 453 bankers their forecasts on loan demand and the economy, or their feelings about the BB&T-SunTrust merger, pot banking as well as other hot issues, and a clear picture emerges. Promontory Interfinancial Network recently did just that, and here our five takeaways from the results.

The new capital will allow the Austin bank to increase its lending limit.

The bank plans rollout of a global cash management business; the lead Democrat on the Senate Banking Committee “not optimistic” about privatization.

The Illinois company will gain six offices after it buys Investors' Security Trust.

Purchase of United Capital Financial would extend the bank’s reach; the bank is raking in online deposits even as it pares back its branch network.

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The deals lets a North Carolina group skip the de novo process. West Town, which sold the bank, will use the funds to support a fast-growing business line.

The chairwoman of the House Financial Services Committee said the panel will be holding its own public hearings on the proposed merger.

ACI Worldwide launched a new mobile wallet with loyalty capabilities to bolster its Universal Payments platform with consumer bill-paying services.

The city, among the Midwest's most vibrant C&I markets, is luring community banks, as well as giants like PNC and JPMorgan Chase.

The proposed merger will create a bank with more than $1 billion in assets.

Consolidation activity was ho-hum for most of April before a burst of transactions — and notable ones at that — were announced in the month's final week.

Pinnacle Bank chief Terry Turner never lacks specifics. He wants to expand inside a triangular zone that connects three Southern and mid-Atlantic cities, aims to enter five particular markets, and speaks bluntly about his plans for hiring alums of BB&T and SunTrust.

The Fed is moving to prepare banks for unexpected shocks tied to weather; rules would be eased for trades between affiliates.