The small Wisconsin city features a vibrant economy, low employment and a growing population, but banks that want to buy their way into the market have their work cut out.

Among other accomplishments, Dresang engineered a merger that brought more than a dozen credit unions together to create Community First.

European banks need to look beyond their home countries for mergers in order to tap the region's full economic power and become more competitive, JPMorgan Chase Chief Executive Jamie Dimon said.

East Windsor, N.J.-based McGraw Hill Federal Credit Union will merge into PenFed, the latest in a series of growth moves from the nation's third-largest credit union.

The regional bank, which recently agreed to buy SunTrust, is co-developing a game to help elementary-school kids learn to read.

The combined bank would be chartered in North Carolina, with the FDIC serving as its lead federal regulator, N.C. Banking Commissioner Ray Grace says. The merger partners had other options, including the Fed and the OCC.

Big bank mergers have historically been a catalyst for startups. Experts say it could happen again.

Loyal Trust Bank will have a large number of Asian-American investors and board members.

Mastercard is bringing Ethoca—a fraud solution powered by collaboration between banks and merchants—in-house.

A Deutsche Bank and Commerzbank merger would face many hurdles; the mini-branch will have longer hours and cater to small companies.

It took less than six months to hammer out the biggest bank merger in more than a decade, and the price was one of the last things discussed, according to a new federal filing.

Bank employees say management has not let up on ambitious sales goals; women bankers say UBS cut bonuses after maternity leave.

Just nine bank merger pacts were announced in February, down from 17 in January. But they included the biggest deal in years and some other interesting storylines.

Six senior executives at Chemical and TCF will move into similar roles when the merger closes later this year. Chemical Bank's current CEO, Tom Shafer, will become president of the combined bank, reporting to CEO Craig Dahl.

While there is no formal mandate to pursue a merger and other options are still being considered, Deutsche Bank Chief Executive Christian Sewing is said to have given up his resistance to doing a deal this year.

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Michael Capatides, CIBC's chief administrative officer and general counsel, will take over as CEO of CIBC Bank USA on April 1, replacing Larry Richman.

Valley Bank spent millions on bank acquisitions under its previous CEO. Its new leader has taken a markedly different approach.

The CUSO will work with AffirmX, which provides compliance and risk management offerings, on product development.

The buyout giant has already bought billions of investments once managed by GE Capital and is now sizing up GE's insurance and jet-leasing businesses, according to sources.