Growth strategies

USAL Bancorp will have nearly $300 million in assets after it buys Escambia County Bank.

The company will pay $156 million for a bank with a large Small Business Administration lending platform.

The Missouri company 's deal for Clifford Bancshares is set to close later this year.

More than half of adult consumers who don't use their parents' credit union say it is because they have moved out of that market, according to a new study from Access Softek.

The Detroit regional relied on smaller teams, flexible deadlines and tightly defined tasks to convert the systems of Chemical Financial and rebrand.

MBFT Federal Credit Union serves just 131 members and holds less than $1 million in assets.

ViZ Bank would eventually have branches across several major U.S. cities, including Dallas, Denver and Atlanta. It would also offer a program to help former inmates build savings and establish credit.

The Jacksonville, Fla.-based credit union said it needs the extra staff to handle an influx of member calls and to help with a planned expansion.

The Pennsylvania company recruited John Montgomery from First Bank in St. Louis to take the helm on Aug. 31.

Ulule is working with Bank of the West to build name recognition. It hopes to collaborate with other banks and credit unions as it vies with larger companies such as Kickstarter and GoFundMe.

NuMark and NorthStar Credit Unions plan to join forces later this year, with NuMark CEO Ann Dubie retiring once the deal has been completed.

The proposed combination would create a bank with $3 billion in assets in central Virginia.

The coronavirus pandemic has created major credit issues at the Boston bank and stymied efforts to improve profits, fueling speculation that the onetime serial acquirer could be a takeover target.

MatlinPatterson, which once owned more than 60% of the Michigan company, has been paring back its stake in recent years.

Some institutions have long worked to recruit a diverse workforce and address discrimination but these initiatives have taken on greater importance as protests have highlighted racial inequality.

Many sellers are ditching the loans to avoid the cumbersome forgiveness process. For others, the Paycheck Protection Program was never a strategic fit.

The company will pay an undisclosed amount of cash for Marshall Financial, the parent of Citizens Bank.

Delmar Bancorp will lose its regionally associated brand when it becomes Partners Bank.

The deal will give ORNL access to three additional counties in the region.

Now that its deal with Texas Capital has been called off, Independent Bank in McKinney plans to scale back or exit some commercial lines and will seek to duplicate its retail banking successes in Colorado.