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Deal activity, already on pace for its slowest year in more than two decades, will likely remain suppressed until bankers get a handle on credit exposure and more clarity on valuations.

The $282 million-asset institution's new name is intended to build on its work with underserved communities around St. Louis.

The company's outgoing CFO discussed ways the asset cap is stunting growth, but provided no updates at an industry conference on when the restriction might be lifted or the types of jobs it will cut.

When Jane Fraser takes the reins of Citigroup in February, she will have to tackle the company’s cards slump, lagging performance metrics and challenges presented by employees’ return to the office.

At a time when many lenders are shying away from an industry hit hard by the pandemic, State Bank of Texas is going all in.

When Jane Fraser takes the reins of Citigroup in February, she will have to tackle the company’s cards slump, lagging performance metrics and challenges presented by employees’ return to the office.

The bank said the move will provide more flexibility raising capital and more options when it comes to pursuing bank acquisitions.

The pandemic and economic downturn upended most institutions' advertising plans for the year, and many credit unions have had to adjust not only their messaging but also the loan products they are promoting.

Bartow Morgan Jr., who ran Brand Banking when it was sold to Renasant, also plans to raise $150 million to expand the seller's products and services.

A plan to merge the $5.5 million-asset credit union into Cal-Com FCU will provide additional services for members while also easing the process of replacing several employees who plan to retire this year.

The New Jersey company will add three branches in the northern part of the state as part of the transaction.

The company is selling $355 million of Paycheck Protection Program credits to The Loan Source, a nonbank lender that is also buying PPP loans from three other banks.

The purchase-and-assumption transaction, if approved, would become the first credit union-bank merger in Alabama.

The Vermont-based credit union received the OK from federal regulators to add 650,000 potential members to its FOM, an increase of 15%.

A state judge deciding a dispute between Spencer Savings and an investor said the mutual must get an independent review before switching from a savings association to a savings bank. The ruling may complicate mutuals' efforts to make more business loans.

Pathways Financial's acquisition of Standard Register FCU increases its foothold in the Dayton market.

CIT inherited the business with its purchase earlier this year of Mutual of Omaha Bank.

The deal continues Sound's push into markets north of its Tacoma headquarters.

The Iowa company said the coronavirus outbreak and litigation against AimBank will postpone the deal's completion by a few months.

The company will use Savoy's midtown Manhattan office to coordinate business development efforts around the city.