The Pittsburgh-based bank is bolstering its Southeastern and Mid-Atlantic footprint by adding almost 30 new branches. But is the market already too crowded?

The Kansas City, Missouri-based bank bought the deposits from Old National Bancorp, growing its large base of HSA deposits by 1%.

Rent-seeking banks looking to profit from their monopoly on access to customer data can't be allowed to stymie the development of open banking in the U.S.

Orlando-based Cogent Bank has hired a team to finance single-tenant net lease properties, an asset class characterized by exceptional credit quality.

When banks proactively adapt to climate and societal trends, modernize infrastructure and weave environmental, social and governance priorities into decision-making, they enhance resilience and unlock new growth.

The proposed Berkshire Hills-Brookline merger is expected to finalize on Sept. 1; Flagstar Financial has scheduled a special shareholders' meeting to simplify the bank's regulatory structure; former Credit Suisse executives agreed to settle a suit filed by shareholders claiming they failed to maintain adequate risk management; and more in this week's banking news roundup.

Whether they plan on it or not, most managers will at some point find themselves in a bubble that bad news fails to penetrate. The best leaders are the ones actively trying to burst it.

Four years after its launch, the Mission Driven Bank Fund has ended its fundraising well short of its original $500 million target. Still, organizers are hopeful that the fund's performance will attract other investors to the sector.

Aron Levine, the Canadian bank's new U.S. president, said BMO intends to invest in technology and spend more on branches. The company's moves, which also include the recent combination of its U.S. businesses, are part of a plan to boost its return on equity.

The Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. said Tuesday that bank profits slipped slightly in the second quarter as the Capital One-Discover merger drove provisions higher. Loan growth, deposits and insurance fund reserves showed positive signs despite ongoing credit issues.

The online gambling operator, which was recently fined $450,000 by Massachusetts regulators, indicated that its new policy is designed to protect customers from cash-advance fees.

The deal will allow Workday to offer Chime Workplace, the neobank's suite of enterprise financial wellness solutions, to its clients. For Chime, the partnership provides a wider reach to new potential deposit accounts.

Erik Porter will succeed Lisa Oliver as president and CEO of the Cooperative Bank of Cape Cod; Gary Hall and Sobani Warner are named co-presidents of Siebert Williams Shank; Faiz Ahmad and Mike Joo will lead Bank of America's global investment banking unit; and more in this week's banking news roundup.

Bank of Glen Burnie, which is seeking to recover from a stretch when its assets declined, hopes that its deal for a residential lender can help boost loan production.

As part of its U.S. market strategy, the U.K.-based neobank is offering New York City commuters cashback on public transit fares when they open a new account.

Horizon Bancorp said it will raise about $200 million in capital to fund a major balance-sheet restructuring. The move would dilute existing shareholders, and the company's stock price dipped on Thursday.

The Charlotte, North Carolina-based bank, which is focusing its growth push in the Southeast, is also planning to renovate 300 existing offices as part of an effort to attract more mass-affluent customers.

The faster timelines for completing bank mergers this year reflects a transformed regulatory environment under the Trump administration. In several cases, deals have closed just a few months after they've been announced.

The deal brings together a banking core provider and a digital banking software platform to offer an end-to-end tech product for community and regional banks.