The Bridgeport, Conn., company said that first-quarter net income climbed 52% over the same period last year to $107.9 million.

The company will merge with Kentucky Federal Savings and Loan by the end of this year.

The Cleveland company's acquisition of a boutique investment banking firm contributed to an increase in its fee income.

Premier Financial agreed to buy First Bank of Charleston for $33 million.

The Illinois company has agreed to buy Springfield Bancshares for $87 million.

An increase in total loans and a lower tax rate helped the Mississippi company offset revenue it lost after selling a consumer finance business.

Peach State Federal Credit Union acquired a former branch of DOCO Credit Union after the latter made the decision to leave the Toccoa, Ga., market.

The Wall Street giant's acquisition of the app maker Clarity Money is only one part of a long-term strategy to build a digital retail bank from the ground up.

The company, which completed a major acquisition last year, said tax reform will help it generate a higher return on average assets.

The Alabama bank agreed to buy Peoples Bank for $23 million as part of a plan to target new Southeastern markets.

Coinbase Inc. purchased Earn.com, a business that allows users to get paid in digital currency when they respond to emails and complete certain tasks.

Gary Shook, who led Middleburg Financial before its sale to Access National, has become president of Blue Ridge's bank.

Paysafe is buying iPayment Holdings, a processor with a similar focus in the U.S.

Orchard Platform Markets, a provider of lending data and services backed by the former heads of Citigroup and Morgan Stanley, is set to be acquired by the small-business lending platform Kabbage, said people familiar with the deal.

Albany, N.Y.-based Health Employees Federal Credit Union will merge into State Employees Credit Union in June if regulators approve the deal.

The country's six largest lenders are approaching their strongest capital position since 2013, leaving them with enough resources to pursue acquisitions, buy back shares or build from within. That has the chiefs of Canada's big banks weighing options.

Beach Community Bank in Fort Walton Beach will be sold for $100 million once its holding company goes through bankruptcy, according to a local news report citing the bank.

Floodwood Area Credit Union and Northwoods Credit Union have completed a merger, with the resulting institution holding more than $110 million in assets and serving more than 10,000 members.

Following its acquisition last November of Capital Bank in North Carolina, First Horizon will fund mortgage and small-business lending in low-income areas of the Southeast and expand its vendor relationships with minority-owned firms.

The $3.4 billion deal to take Verifone private is more than just an effort to strengthen the company. It's also a signal of how much the market has changed from the days when Verifone found itself scrambling to combat a newcomer called Square.