Bank of Marin CEO Russ Colombo is tightening up pricing and terms, citing soaring real estate prices in markets like San Francisco.

With the two companies said to be still mulling which charter to seek, the various options each have possible advantages and drawbacks.

United Community, Synovus, Cadence and others stand to gain lenders and customers even if BB&T flawlessly integrates the $28 billion acquisition.

CEO John Turner told investors and analysts Wednesday that the merger of BB&T and SunTrust is not putting pressure on Regions to pursue a deal of its own.

Soo Line Credit Union would merge into Central Minnesota Credit Union, creating an institution with more than $1.1 billion in assets.

Hometown, which agreed to buy Millbury Savings Bank, has already completed one acquisition this year and has another pending.

The Seattle company has a letter of intent to sell its home loan centers to Homebridge Financial Services.

Lawmakers on the Senate Banking Committee pushed Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell for details about how he plans to review the proposed merger between the two regional banks.

German payments company heidelpay has made a series of recent deals to diversify its merchant appeal, including this week's agreement to buy digital point of sale terminal seller Alpha-Cash Payment GmbH.

Regulators spend considerable time and resources reviewing big mergers and the process shouldn’t be used as a proxy for the “too big to fail” fight.

Neptune Financial, an online business lender, will help the global bank reach commercial customers it was missing before and could ultimately be a $1.5 trillion opportunity, an HSBC executive says.

Members of District 8 Highway Employees CU have approved a proposal to become part of Metro Credit Union.

Richard Marotta, who became Berkshire Hills' CEO after his predecessor's abrupt resignation, says his top priorities are squeezing more profit from existing operations and improving corporate culture.

The Indiana company will pay $68 million for Citizens First.

The company will shutter the offices it inherited when it bought EverBank in 2017 and focus on lending to existing customers through digital channels. U.S. Bank will assume the leases on about 25 properties.

The company will close a dozen branches, including eight in Colorado.

The Janesville, Wis.-based institution is set to move into a new downtown location in 2021.

The company disclosed that it paid $146 million for servicing rights associated with $13 billion in mortgages.

Bankers are eager to expand there through M&A, de novos or other means, encouraged by strong employment and disruption created by recent consolidation.

Critics of the merger need to recognize the competitive threat banks face from big tech and other innovators.