The agreement to acquire Vantage Financial in Minnesota comes less than a year after Peoples Bank purchased North Star Leasing in Vermont.

The joining of Align Credit Union and Alltrust Credit Union is among the first of several deals in the pipeline where both institutions have more than $250 million of assets, as the ongoing pressures of the COVID-19 pandemic prompt more firms to pair up, experts say. Carmen Sylvester, Alltrust's CEO, will lead the combined organization.

The acquisition of Bend Financial will accelerate the Connecticut bank’s efforts to deliver an improved digital experience to HSA customers, executives said.

The money transmitter's $1.8 billion acquisition by Madison Dearborn Partners removes the need to appease investors on a quarterly basis, freeing up the company to invest in a long-term transformation of its technology.

MoneyGram International, one of the largest money-transfer services in the U.S., agreed to be acquired by the private equity firm Madison Dearborn Partners for about $1 billion in cash.

Axis Bank is nearing a deal to buy Citigroup’s India retail banking business, a transaction that could be valued at about $2.5 billion, people familiar with the matter said.

Northern Lights Acquisition, a special-purpose acquisition company, is paying $185 million in cash and stock to purchase Safe Harbor from Partner Colorado Credit Union, which launched the lending unit last year.

Starling Bank Ltd. is weighing plans for a fresh funding round that could value the U.K. challenger at around 2.5 billion pounds ($3.4 billion), according to people familiar with the matter.

The Chicago bank, which is being acquired by Old National Bancorp, agreed to pay roughly $250,000 under an agreement with the Federal Reserve.

The $650 million deal would add services for financial institutions seeking a faster path to upgrade their technology.

The March hearing, to be hosted jointly by the Federal Reserve and the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, is coming at a time when lawmakers and community groups are pressing federal agencies to apply more scrutiny to bank mergers.

The combined organization would have more than $3.6 billion of assets and a few dozen branches in Georgia.

The Indiana bank announced a five-year, $8.3 billion agreement with the National Community Reinvestment Coalition in connection with its acquisition of First Midwest Bancorp. The Federal Reserve approved the purchase last month.

The combination of the Bay Area credit unions creates an institution with nearly 50,000 members.

January was a quiet month for traditional bank mergers and acquisitions, but some big-name firms still struck big deals. Here's a look back at the month's most noteworthy deals.

The bank technology provider Amount has acquired Linear Financial Technologies to supplement its consumer and buy now/pay later offerings with digital small-business loans.

Six weeks after receiving a $237.5 million investment from the Treasury Department, the community development financial institution has struck a deal for Premier Bank of Arkansas.

JPMorgan Chase is selling Bighorn Permian Resources, an oil and gas producer it took over in 2020 after the company failed to attract bidders during its bankruptcy, to Earthstone Energy for $860 million.

Executives said record-high commercial loan commitments in the fourth quarter validate the San Antonio bank’s decision to open more than two dozen branches in Houston and pursue a similar path in Dallas.

DBS Group Holdings agreed to buy Citigroup’s consumer banking assets in Taiwan, as Southeast Asia’s largest lender pushes ahead with plans to boost its regional presence.