Louisiana

Jared Freeman will take over at the Harahan, La.-based institution having previously served in leadership roles at a variety of other credit unions.

Ashton Ryan, the New Orleans bank's CEO, and two other officers are accused of disguising the financial condition of certain borrowers before the bank's 2017 collapse.

Investar Holding called off its deal to buy Cheaha Financial in Alabama.

Organizers representing five tribes aim to create a financial institution to serve their members.

Section 705 FCU, originally chartered to serve postal employees, has a new chief executive following the retirement of its longtime CEO.

The company will pay $211 million for a bank with 22 branches and $1.2 billion in assets.

One found a buyer, another announced plans to retire, and others took steps to reinvent their banks.

The Louisiana company sold $30 million in stock to help fund its purchase of Cheaha Financial Group.

Now known as OnPath FCU, the institution originally served employees of Avondale Shipyard, Inc., but today serves members across the southwestern portion of the state.

The Louisiana company's willingness to combine with First Horizon without a big initial payday is fueling talk that other banks could be keen on selling at relatively inexpensive prices.

Washington Trust warned that it could lose $3 million in annual revenue after two top advisers left to join a brokerage firm. Other banks are facing similar hits.

First Horizon and Iberiabank solidified their resolve after BB&T and SunTrust announced their merger. Bryan Jordan, First Horizon's CEO, says he's convinced the earlier deal is having a similar influence at other regional banks.

The deal will create a Southeastern regional with $75 billion in assets across 11 states.

The rise in prices caused by the attacks on Saudi Arabian oil installations should help banks recoup some losses from the 2016 downturn. Harder to gauge is the impact the price volatility will have on U.S. energy production and, in turn, loan demand.

The company will gain 34 branches and $1.2 billion in assets when it buys State Capital in Mississippi.

Prosecutors are investigating the involvement of Ashton Ryan and another executive in the New Orleans bank's 2017 collapse, a federal judge recently wrote in a decision on a related matter.

The Louisiana company will enter two new markets after it buys the locations.

The company will pay $43 million in cash for a bank with seven branches and $209 million in deposits.

Brandi Cummins, Jodi Korner and Tanya Lawrence all have new senior vice president roles within the Baton Rouge, La.-based institution.

The deal comes less than a week after the Louisiana company raised nearly $11 million.