The economy could “positively slow down in mid-2019” and consumer debt levels are a huge concern, but technology and lessons learned from the crisis could still create opportunity for small banks, says Beneficial’s Gerry Cuddy ahead of a big speech on current conditions.

Achieva Credit Union has purchased Preferred Community Bank in Fort Myers, Fla.

The company will pay $96 million to buy HomeTown Bankshares to gain scale in western Virginia.

Struggles to achieve sustainable growth led CommunityWorks Federal Credit Union to seek a merger partner.

Diebold Nixdorf has announced the departure of its CFO, Chris Chapman, and has hired an interim replacement while working with executive search firm Heidrick & Struggles to find a permanent successor.

Citizens & Northern will pay $43 million for the $348 million-asset Monument.

Global Payments hopes to strengthen its position among restaurant merchant acquirers by paying $415 million in cash for food services and software company Sicom Systems.

Hanmi Financial wants SWNB in Houston to pay a termination fee, citing "material breaches" of covenants tied to their now-defunct merger agreement.

The Alabama-based credit union will gain three locations, along with $138 million in loans, as part of a deal with Georgia-based Synovus Financial.

Jefferson Financial Federal Credit Union will gain three locations, along with $138 million in loans, as part of the transaction.

Western Union plans to begin soliciting potential suitors within weeks. No decision has been made and Western Union may decide to keep the business.

The merger, recently approved by Denali's membership, will create a $2.2 billion-asset credit union with dozens of branches across five Western states.

Fiserv will buy the business, once known as Elan ATM and Debit Processing, for $690 million.

The Kansas company has agreed to buy three offices from MidFirst Bank.

The youngest member of Goldman Sachs' management committee spent two decades climbing to the top of a male-dominated field — and took on some very tough assignments along the way.

Sound Credit Union in Tacoma, Wash., has agreed to buy Bank of Washington in Lynnewood.

The resulting institution will hold more than $1.6 billion in assets and serve nealry 50,000 members.

While credit unions are increasingly gobbling up community banks, this deal is the first of its kind in Washington State.

The acquisitive company plans to buy Blue Hills Bancorp to boost its footprint in eastern Massachusetts.

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.