New Jersey

Most consumers, even those in rural communities, have become accustomed to digital services. That's something certain community banks better face up to, panelists at the ABA conference said.

Recent closings could portend a stiffer regulatory stance on capital adequacy and risk.

The FDIC sold the operations of City National Bank of New Jersey, a minority depository institution, to Industrial Bank in Washington, D.C., in the year's fourth bank closing.

NCUA financial metrics don't illustrate the way these institutions have changed consumers' lives for the better.

Credit unions in the Garden State are frequently at the bottom of national rankings for key financial metrics. Further consolidation is likely needed to help bolster these results.

Once the Pennsylvania Credit Union Association and the New Jersey Credit Union League complete their merger, the group will go by CrossState Credit Union Association.

Intense competition for deposits and a growing need for scale are spurring more New Jersey banks to seek out buyers.

The company will pay $113 million for a commercial lender based in its backyard.

Christopher Maher is kicking the tires on an "acquisition of size" that would propel the New Jersey bank across the $10 billion-asset mark.

The New Jersey company was reportedly shopping itself around last fall. Fresh off an agreement to buy Gold Coast Bancorp in New York, CEO Kevin Cummings says he is ready to explore other acquisitions.