BNC Bancorp (BNCN) in High Point, N.C., is remaking its executive staff with a half-dozen new appointments.

FirstMerit (FMER) in Akron, Ohio, said Friday that it has completed its purchase of Citizens Republic Bancorp in Flint, Mich.

Shareholders for M&T and Hudson City will meet next week to vote on the banks' merger, though a Fed review of M&T's anti-money-laundering compliance could throw a wrench in the works.

M&T Bank's purchase of Hudson City Bancorp faces a lengthy delay after regulators raised concerns about M&T's compliance with anti-money-laundering rules.

Encore Capital Group will proceed with the acquisition of Asset Acceptance Capital Corp. after certain closing conditions were met and a possible third-party buyer backed away.

Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce agreed to buy Atlantic Trust Private Wealth Management from Invesco Ltd. for $210 million to expand its wealth-management business in the U.S.

The Bellevue, Wash., bank has done fine on its own, but decided to buy a smaller version of itself in hopes of boosting market value. And its CEO says he's not done dealing.

A fight over board seats at South Street Financial pits the company's management against the president and CEO of a bank in Pennsylvania.

Portnoff Law Associates will pursue an estimated $135,000 in delinquent monthly sewer bills for a Pennsylvania sewer authority.

In an eventful earnings announcement, the company also reported a big jump in profits and disclosed more details about a fraud scheme perpetrated by a warehouse-lending partner.

AmericanWest Bank in Spokane, Wash., has promoted an insider to oversee its expansion into Oregon and northern California.

CrossFirst Holdings in Leawood, Kan., has wrapped up a $22 million private placement.

Goldman Sachs (GS) has made a deal with a union-supported investment group to let Chief Executive Lloyd Blankfein remain chairman of the board, Reuters reported Wednesday.

Stieven, who has followed banks 30 years, managed a portfolio teeming with bank buyers. Still, he cautions against deals that only build scale.

Big banks and their CEOs are facing lots of questions at their upcoming shareholder meetings, but the stakes might be higher for community and regional banks.

Bank of Montreal, Canada's fourth-biggest lender, intends to add 1 million customers annually, Chief Executive Officer William Downe said.

"Financial literacy" typically means educating the unbanked. For Wells Fargo's David Carroll, it means turning the already-banked into prospective wealth-management clients.

U.S. Senate Democrats introduced legislation Tuesday to cap annual interest rates for all consumer credit transactions.

Debt buyer Encore Capital Group announced Wednesday that its board of directors has elected Ken Vecchione, 58, to succeed Brandon Black as chief executive officer.

First Farmers Financial in Converse, Ind., has agreed to buy most of Bank of Indiana.