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But the Connecticut company says the efficiencies of its recent acquisition of Suffolk Bancorp will begin to be realized soon.

The California lender, which specializes in trade finance, reported strong growth in commercial and other lending categories last quarter, and it urged the Trump administration to seek fair trade deals with China.

The discounts that Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac used to offer large originators for selling them bulk bundles of mortgages continue to haunt small lenders, who worry a new housing finance system could revive the practice.

After having insisted many times that it couldn't begin returning funds to CUs until 2021, the agency may have found a way to start making payments as early as 2018.

The McLean, Va., lender, which has substantial exposure to subprime consumer loans, also added to its provision for credit losses.

The $482 million deal would be Associated's first bank acquisition since June 2007.

LendKey, whose software helps financial institutions make student, auto and home improvement loans, closed a Series C round led by a fund whose investors include more than a dozen banks.

The Pittsburgh company, pleased with employee and client retention from its March purchase of Yadkin Financial, is looking to hire lenders from other institutions.

Distribution based on deposit, loan relationships with the credit union in the first half of 2017.

Credit unions in both states continue to meet or beat their national average in a variety of growth metrics, according to the League of Southeastern CUs.