Apollo Bancshares in Miami, Fla., has agreed to buy First Bank of Miami in Coral Gables.

How to reconfigure retail-delivery networks to suit the next generation of customers was top of mind for bank CEOs Tuesday, even as news headlines dwell on new regulations and sluggish growth.

Fifth Third Bancorp (FITB) in Cincinnati has renamed its wealth management unit.

A large number of healthy community bank have struggled to gain access to capital. StoneCastle Financial hopes to change that.

Heritage Oaks Bancorp (HEOP) in Paso Robles, Calif., plans to cut about 18% of its workforce and close five branches after it buys Mission Community Bancorp (MISN) in San Luis Obispo, Calif.

Bank of the Ozarks (OZRK) in Little Rock, Ark., has agreed to buy Bancshares Inc. in Houston.

Executives at NewBridge Bancorp share insiders' views on the challenges of making loans and pursuing M&A in a state where big banks, regionals and well-funded community banks have created heavy competition.

The North Carolina market is poised for a big round of M&A, and executives at NewBridge Bancorp — which has made two acquisitions this year — believe they can build the state's first super-community bank.

Banks have been the largest triple-A investors in collateralized loan obligations, but new regulations have prompted some banks to pull back. That trend is giving other investors more sway in the market, which is evident in new pricing structures.

PNC has put the historic Pennsylvania Avenue headquarters building of Riggs National Bank on the market.

The $806 million-asset company and the FDIC entered into a consent order related to AML and Bank Secrecy Act controls, staffing and administration, Banesco said Friday.

Colorado's top banking regulator — the only state supervisor to get overruled by the Federal Reserve Board on a failure — is retiring.

The chairmen of BNY Mellon and Signature Bank tackled cyber threats, the future of interest rates and "too big to fail" in a wide-ranging discussion on the state of the industry.

Bank mergers of equals are on the rise, but buyers are giving up their brands to make them happen.

The ongoing debate over community bank consolidation also extends to big shareholders. While most prefer to see deals, there are a few who argue that well-run banks can stay independent.

LegacyTexas Bank is majority-owned by the family of Carroll Shelby, who famously partnered with Ford Motor Co. to produce the Shelby Mustang muscle car. LegacyTexas has agreed to merge with another bank, but the family will remain involved.

American Banker's digital news coverage took top honors at the 2013 Eddie & Ozzie Awards Thursday.

As consumer groups turn their attention to smaller institutions, they bring lending disparities to regulators’ attention. The regulators seem to take these issues more seriously than during bank megamergers’ heyday.

Toronto-Dominion Bank (TD), Canada's second-largest lender, said fiscal fourth-quarter profit rose 1.3 percent as domestic retail banking and wealth-management earnings increased.

Royal Bank of Canada said Chief Executive Officer Gordon Nixon will retire next year as the nation's largest lender reported fiscal fourth-quarter profit that beat analysts' estimates on gains in investment banking and consumer lending.