First Western Financial in Denver could use the roughly $31 million it is hoping to raise to pay off debt and redeem preferred shares.

While sellers in urban centers are getting a lot of attention from acquirers, Southern Bancorp in Arkansas shows the upside of pursuing smaller deals in underserved rural markets.

Beach Community Bank, which recently added $100 million in capital, hired veteran banker Carl Chaney as its executive chairman.

JPMorgan Chase denied a report in the German magazine WirtschaftsWoche that it's interested in acquiring a stake in Deutsche Bank, after the lender's share price slumped.

There are signs that commercial loan demand finally picked up in the second quarter, but banks still face some obstacles.

The leader of an Ohio mutual is urging his peers to follow the lead of credit unions by forming groups to share technology and collaborate on lending and deposit gathering.

Entrust Datacard, which serves both sides of the physical and digital payments spectrum, sees the categories' fates as intertwined. The more momentum digital and mobile wallets have, the more opportunity they create for their plastic counterparts.

Northwest Bancshares in Pennsylvania, which built a reputation as an active acquirer, is taking a step back under Ronald Seiffert to evaluate ways to grow without M&A.

PFCU and SageLink Credit Union have combined to create an institution with more than $533 million in assets.

Aquesta Financial Holdings expects to record a post-tax gain of $1.7 million from the sale of its insurance business.

The deal is designed to improve capital ratios and reduce risk at the Seattle company.

While there are many reasons consolidation has slowed in the Keystone State over recent years, several factors in play could lead to a resurgence in activity.

The company continues to be restricted from pursuing acquisitions until the Federal Reserve lifts its enforcement order requiring it to strengthen anti-money-laundering controls.

Union Bankshares in Virginia sold Shore Premier Finance, a business it inherited from a recent acquisition.

Nets has been a dominant payments technology player in the Nordic region for years, helping to drive the region's high proportion of mobile and digital transactions. Armed with fresh venture capital funding, Nets wants to expand its influence broadly across Europe.

Peapack-Gladstone has agreed to buy Lassus Wherley & Associates, which has offices in New Jersey and Florida.

FNS Bancshares has agreed to buy Catoosa Bancshares in Fort Oglethorpe, Ga., in all-cash deal.

The Cincinnati company sold 5 million shares in the payment processor, as it continues to scale back its ownership stake.

SmartFinancial has agreed to buy Foothills Bancorp for $36 million. It would be SmartFinancial's fifth bank acquisition since 2012.

First-Citizens Bank & Trust in Raleigh, N.C., has agreed to buy Capital Commerce in Milkwaukee.