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The news is full of debate over a replacement for Antonin Scalia on the Supreme Court, but the delays in filling seats on another important government panel — the Federal Reserve Board — should get more attention.

Triumph Bancorp in Dallas has agreed to buy ColoEast Bankshares in Lamar, Colo.

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau complaint portal showed the number of medical debt collection complaints, through early February, began to dip after August 2015.

First Service Credit Union said it posted “huge gains” in net income and loans in 2015, with a “strong increase” in total assets and “solid” member growth.

Rebeca Romero Rainey, incoming chairman of the ICBA, would like to see the financial services industry add new banks and younger bankers in coming years.

Safe Cash is cozying up to banks by portraying itself as an alternative to two very different corners of financial services—the established Swift bank transfer network and bitcoin, arguably the most well-known virtual currency.

Encryption keys are vital to the secure operation of payment acceptance devices. But key transport protocols have not kept pace with the movement toward standardized encryption practices. This adds cost and complexity to payment infrastructure and processes.

Atlanta is flush with payment processors that handle more than 70% of the nation's transactions. These players now plan to expand their reach even further, hoping to make the southern city a fintech hub to rival Silicon Valley and New York.

Wonder Bancorp and Harvard Illinois Bancorp have extended the deadline for their merger to May 31, according to a joint news release issued Friday.

American National Bankshares in Danville, Va., said in a press release Friday that Dabney Gilliam, its chief administrative officer, will resign at the end of this month to join Bank of Charlotte County.