The Chicago company postponed a vote planned late last year after a surge in bank stocks changed the math behind the cash-and-stock transaction.

Cache Valley Bank in Utah agreed to buy Proficio's deposits and most of its assets.

Merger will join two CUs originally chartered to serve telephone company employees.

Caliber will also buy about $36 million of mortgage servicing rights in a deal that is expected to close at the end of March.

The bank will have $700 million in assets under management after it buys HJ Wealth Management in Pennsylvania.

Merger effective March 1 after 90% of Martin FCU's membership voted in favor of the move.

Iberiabank is making the biggest deal in its history in Miami, an area known for boom-bust cycles and a condo market that stung banks during the crisis.

Union of North Island CU and California CU creates $2.8 billion institution.

The $1 billion deal, the second-largest bank acquisition announced this year, will expand Iberiabank's operations in South Florida.

Customers and employees of Opus Bank and Banc of California could bolt to several other Southern California banks amid downsizing, scandal and credit quality issues.

Regulators ought to make it easier for smaller institutions to merge, the CEO of the country's largest said Tuesday.

The largest U.S. bank’s yearslong effort to do more business with midsize commercial firms has progressed in fits and starts but never met expectations. More patience will be required, but executives say the payoff could be sooner rather than later.

Though backward-looking, the exam restricts the company from buying banks or opening branches outside the Northeast.

Tiny Hudson Municipal lost more than $30,000 during each of the last two years.

Fifth Third, which is currently barred from buying banks, has announced a pair of nonbank deals in recent months.

CIBC’s CEO vows to stay “disciplined” in his bid to buy PrivateBancorp, even as some of the Chicago bank’s investors say the deal is insufficient. The head of RBC, meanwhile, said it will pursue organic growth instead of acquisitions, at least for a while.

Some advisers are urging acquirers to strike while they have strong currencies, while others are warning about the risk of overpaying. Sellers, meanwhile, must be wary of a correction after months of surging prices.

PenFed will acquire Augusta Metro CU via merger, marking four mergers for the giant institution since the start of 2017.

Canada's largest lender reported double-digit profit growth in its latest quarter in part because of CEO David McKay's focus on expanding in private wealth and commercial banking in the U.S.

No matter the regulatory environment, small and medium-sized CUs must at least consider the benefits of merging with larger institutions and be ready to do so should the opportunity arise.