The acquisition of Coker Capital Advisors would be the fifth nonbank deal for the Cincinnati company in the past year.

York County FCU and Atlantic FCU announce intent to merge. The announcement came on the heels of news that another CU's expansion into York County was granted.

Urban FT has acquired Digiliti, a troubled developer of mobile banking app technology, and will integrate its services into its white-label banking platform.

The Wisconsin-based Marine CU, $759 million in assets, has acquired the tiny Bent River Community CU of Iowa, with just over $18 milllion in assets.

The company, which is planning to sell at least $25 million in stock, said in a presentation tied to the offering that it is well positioned for M&A.

The merger will expand the $170 million-asset BlueOx Credit Union's presence into Kalamazoo, Mich.

Readers react to a clash between Mick Mulvaney and Richard Cordray, opine on how quickly Congress can move financial services legislation, slam calls for increased bank consolidation and more.

The Kansas City, Mo., company sold Marquette Asset Management, a business it gained as part of its purchase of Marquette Financial Cos., to the firm's principals.

Sage Payment Solutions has spent most of the past half-year separating itself from its former parent company, Sage Group, a break that necessitated a new name as it changed its focus to sell a broader range of technology innovation for merchants and businesses.

The Massachusetts bank — and former credit union — bought Cumberland County Mortgage in Maine.

Thomas O’Brien made a series of aggressive cuts at Sun Bancorp in New Jersey before orchestrating its sale to OceanFirst.

The regional bank sold the business, which serves about 90 clients, to a New York commercial finance firm.

Hadley Robbins had a difficult task stepping in after Melanie Dressel's unexpected death last year. Now he must find ways to keep expanding without disrupting a system that has proved successful.

American Express has acquired artificial intelligence technology provider Mezi, which has powered the AskAmex application in the past to help card members find and book travel, dining and entertainment through messaging via iPhones.

Consolidation can help community institutions better tackle the many regulatory and financial challenges facing them.

Utah-based America First CU is expanding into Arizona.

The company will add $600 million in assets under management when it buys a Roanoke, Va., firm.

The divestitures are necessary to get the Justice Department to sign off on First Financial's $1 billion purchase of MainSource Financial.

The Texas company will gain four branches and $160 million in loans after the acquisition closes.

Data analytics provider RELX Group has agreed to acquire ThreatMetrix and its digital risk-assessment network for $816.5 million (580 million pounds) in cash.