Seacoast Banking Corp. of Florida in Stuart has agreed to buy the Orlando, Fla., banking operations of BMO Harris Bank.

Westamerica Bancorp. will close its branch in Upper Lake, Calif., after a failed effort to find another financial institution to take over the branch.

Synchrony Financial has received regulatory approval for moves that will let the credit card lender cut ties with its longtime parent, General Electric.

BB&T in Winston-Salem, N.C., posted solid third-quarter results that reflected organic loan growth and its purchase of Susquehanna Bancshares in Lititz, Pa.

CVB Financial in Ontario, Calif., has agreed to buy County Commerce Bank in Oxnard, Calif.

Square, the mobile-payments company founded and led by Twitter Chief Executive Officer Jack Dorsey, filed for an initial public offering.

Forget the San Francisco bank's pedestrian bottom line this quarter — the real things to focus on are its revenue growth and the reasons behind it.

Bank of America's long effort to become a slimmer, more profitable retail bank could be starting to pay off. In a tough quarter for revenue growth, its consumer banking division gained traction thanks to branch consolidation, investments in mobile banking and other factors.

As the interest-rate can gets kicked down the road once again, PNC Financial Services Group's Bill Demchak plans to play along.

It has been more than a year since Monterey Credit Union submitted paperwork to become a state-chartered bank. Have regulators "raised the price of admission" by insisting on healthier metrics from credit unions?

Wells Fargo posted a third-quarter profit that beat analysts’ estimates on gains in interest income from asset purchases and new loans.

A breakdown of M&A announcements in the financial services industry for the week ended October 10.

Community Bank Holdings of Texas in Corsicana has agreed to buy StarBanc Holding in Fort Worth.

Madison County Financial in Madison, Neb., has bought a bank and insurance agency in Winside, Neb.

Executives at United Community in Georgia say they have a list of 50 targets as the company nears $10 billion in assets. A large transformative deal would also be considered.

IDology, an Atlanta provider of fraud-prevention and identity verification, has made an equity investment in the mobile identity authentication provider Payfone.

The North Carolina company had worked hard over the last five years to address credit issues and return to acquisitions. In the end, the company agreed to sell itself for a healthy premium to the state’s biggest community bank.

Wells Fargo agreed to buy about $32 billion in assets from General Electric and take on about 3,000 employees as the industrial giant retreats from financial services.

Hamilton Bancorp in Towson, Md., has agreed to buy Fraternity Community Bancorp in Baltimore for $27 million in cash, or $19.25 a share. The deal is expected to close in the second quarter.

Yadkin Financial in Raleigh, N.C., has agreed to buy NewBridge Bancorp in Greensboro, N.C.