Colorado

Management at the recently formed InBankshares hopes to expand in Denver by capitalizing on disruption from consolidation in the market.

First Western in Colorado and Coastal Financial in Washington are the latest banks to disclose plans to go public.

Cost-cutting will be important, but for its acquisition of CoBiz to be a winner, BOK Financial will have to prove it can boost fee income as it has with smaller acquisitions.

The deal for the Denver commercial lender joins a growing list of large acquisitions being announced in competitive urban markets.

Technology provider will operate as a CUSO of Connecticut-based credit union.

Whether banks knowingly work with marijuana businesses or not, they face risks as long as there are no federal clear guidelines in place. Congress must fix this.

Independent Bank had no intention of expanding outside Texas until it gained a few stray branches in a neighboring state.

Independent's branch network in Denver will nearly triple after it completes the $1 billion acquisition.

Eric Itambo will become chief banking officer of CoBank, where he will oversee all lending operations.

Chris Marshall, a former CFO at Capital Bank Financial, will help Tax Guard recruit bank and nonbank clients. The firm uses technology to let lenders know if potential clients owe money to the IRS.