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Financial Institutions (FISI) in Warsaw, N.Y. has agreed to buy Scott Danahy Naylon, an insurance agency in Amherst, N.Y.

The head of a California mortgage lender who perpetrated a $5.3 million mortgage fraud scheme against Ally Financial will serve more than four years in prison.

Seacoast Commerce Bank (SCCB) in San Diego has opened a new loan production office in Boise, in an effort to extend its Small Business Administration lending business to Idaho and eastern Washington.

The Arkansas company has been aggressive this year, agreeing to buy banks with a total of $3.4 billion in assets. The buying spree is partially driven by a currency lifted by a bankruptcy deal Simmons First completed last year.

DOTHAN, Ala. — The National Credit Union Administration Wednesday approved the sale of Flint River National Bank to $260 million Five Star CU here, and the deal is scheduled to close in early June.

United Bank in Zebulon, Ga., has agreed to acquire Monroe County Bank in Forsyth, Ga.

FirstBank in Lakewood, Colo., has opened a new branch in Denver's newly renovated Union Station building.

READING, Pa. — Two credit unions' branches have become targets for thieves.

United Bank of Glastonbury, Conn., has hired three experienced former Bank of America mortgage bankers in West Springfield, Mass.

Waterford, Mich. — Oakland County Credit Union and BestSource Credit Union said they will merge effective Sept. 1 to create a credit union with almost $300 million in assets, 31,000 members and six branches.

Simmons First National (SFNC) in Pine Bluff, Ark., has agreed to buy Liberty Bancshares in Springfield, Mo.

First Horizon National (FHN) in Memphis, Tenn., has agreed to buy 13 branches from Bank of America (BAC).

Poage Bankshares (PBSK) has fended off a proxy challenge from activist investor Joseph Stilwell.

California Bank of Commerce (CABC) in Lafayette plans to raise $12 million through a secondary offering.

Royal Bank of Scotland's mission to sell its U.S. banking arm Citizens Financial Group to outside investors just got a major boost.

WSECU, a credit union that has replaced tellers with universal agents, offers a case study in how to sell the concept to employees.

MADISON, Wis. — Millennials are struggling with debt, monthly payments and understanding financial offerings, according to a new study from the Filene Research Institute.

ALEXANDRIA, Va. — NCUA wants to help credit unions navigate the M&A waters.

Lessons of the crisis still have lenders nervous. But today's documentation requirements should keep things in check.

The northeastern regional pays another six-figure severance.