Florida

Seven other banks passed on a chance to bid on FCB Financial, perhaps showing the small pool of large buyers eager to make a big commitment to the Sunshine State.

The company said the move should address investor concerns about potential margin compression, slower loan growth and an economic slowdown.

Orlando-based Fairwinds Credit Union has a simple but effective philosophy for how it treats staff and members.

Two of the credit union movement's biggest names are teaming up to help CUs better tackle big data.

Kanas, who returned to the banking industry as part of the recapitalization of the failed BankUnited, will relinquish the company's chairmanship at the end of this year.

A former employee in the VyStar Credit Union mail room has been charged in a case involving mail fraud and millions of dollars in stolen stamps.

Bankers in the East Coast hurricane's path — and everyone else — can learn from those who have survived natural disasters.

The tiny Alabama-based credit union will convert to the CUSO’s OnCore XP2 core processing in 2019.

Small banks and credit unions say slow responses and outdated products from the establishment tech vendor can become a drag on their innovation efforts.

Payments CUSO said it converted a ‘record number’ of credit, debit accounts in 4 months.

Seacoast readily agreed to buy First Green Bank. The next step is determining which of the seller's programs, including car-charging stations and discounted rates for green projects, to keep.

A Florida politician who has run a pro-medical marijuana campaign said Wells Fargo closed her account over her ties to the industry, adding that the incident was an example of the challenges legal cannabis businesses face from the U.S. financial system.

Legacy tech vendors have traditionally offered decadelong contracts. But given constant change in the industry, small banks today should push for three-year deals, a bank CEO says.

The transaction was set up to give Mercantil more autonomy to expand in South Florida, Houston and New York.

Customers Bancorp said Flagship Community Bank has temporarily withdrawn its application with the FDIC to acquire the digital bank.

JetStream FCU’s Jeanne Kucey says her greatest goal as NAFCU board chair is regulatory relief for credit unions, and she'll do whatever she can to achieve that in the year ahead.

The credit union plans to retain all employees of Oculina Bank, whose CEO says the merger will allow Oculina branches to provide more products and services.

The $1.1 billion credit union is set to acquire the $350 million Oculina Bank, subject to regulatory approval.

The creation of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau was widely expected to centralize regulation of payday and other high-cost loans in Washington. It hasn’t worked out that way.

Florida created headaches for the Georgia company during the financial crisis. Increased discipline, and wholesale changes to banking, make the $3 billion purchase of FCB Financial less risky, CEO Kessel Stelling says.