Small banks are being warned to slow down mobile tool development and check vendor arrangements, as researchers repeatedly find vulnerabilities that can be exploited by cybercriminals.

The industry continues to push for leniency as the clock ticks toward adoption of the drastic change to how banks account for expected loan losses.

AWS's recent tech summit, with strobe lights and throbbing sound system may have felt more like a music festival than a conference, but one thing was clear: the symbiotic relationship between the online juggernaut and financial services runs deep.

The credit union plans to retain all employees of Oculina Bank, whose CEO says the merger will allow Oculina branches to provide more products and services.

Organizers of Dogwood State Bank want to open Raleigh's first new bank since the financial crisis.

Richwood Bancshares will get closer to $1 billion in assets after it buys Home City Financial.

Veritex will take advantage of accounting rules in its deal for Green Bancorp, a larger bank with lingering energy exposure.

The Detroit company is facing stiffer competition in the battle for online deposits, but it has benefited from a key rival's retreat in auto lending

While U.S. machines migrate to EMV, there's a mix of physical security and software that can mitigate the mounting security risk, according to Mark D. Smith, director of business development for MVP Financial Equipment.

The North Carolina regional will pay $30 million for the much-smaller Palmetto Heritage Bancshares.

The company will pay $191 million for Skagit Bancorp, a deposit-rich bank in Washington's North Sound region.

The $54 million purchase of Pilgrim Bancshares will give Hometown branches in western, central and eastern Massachusetts.

The bank sees its global reach as an advantage in supporting evolving business customer needs.

The Ohio company said low unemployment is keeping business clients from expanding, while higher asking prices are forcing it to avoid bank acquisitions.

The bank, which would be only the second to call the Motor City home, would hire 500 people there while maintaining most of its workforce in Midland.

The $26 million acquisition will allow Summit to enter two new counties in its home state.

Florida created headaches for the Georgia company during the financial crisis. Increased discipline, and wholesale changes to banking, make the $3 billion purchase of FCB Financial less risky, CEO Kessel Stelling says.

Whether you're lounging on the beach sipping mojitos, hiking the Smoky Mountains, or, like many of us, taking a breather from household chores on your staycation, you still need an escape from time to time.

The Mississippi company will also gain its first branches in southern Georgia as part of the $80 million deal.

Banks should continually try out new technologies, even after failed experiments.