Ameris Bancorp said that Edwin Hortman will step down as president and CEO in July but will continue as chairman.

Live Oak is the latest bank to jump into this niche lending area. But some warn they are beginning to see cracks in credit quality.

Closing branches might be good for cost control, but it can also diminish the ability to gather core deposits. Banks with $2 billion to $10 billion of assets — which are ranked here by three-year average returns on equity — are learning this the hard way.

Paring down branches, product offerings and business lines can help banks succeed.

First Midwest Bancorp has agreed to buy Northern States Financial in Waukegan, Ill., for $91 million.

As customers increasingly research products online, they are coming to know more about a bank’s products than workers. This is a problem.

First Internet Bancorp in Fishers, Ind., which went public in 2013, could also use the capital for acquisitions and other investments.

At American Banker’s Digital Banking conference in Austin, industry leaders wrestled with philosophical questions about artificial intelligence and the rapidly evolving expectations of customers.

The agency has no plans to release general findings from an extensive review of sales practices at large and midsized banks. That's troublesome, and will only fuel the perception that it is too cozy with the institutions it regulates.

The bill is one of two SBA-related measures the Senate approved late Tuesday and sent to President Trump to sign into law.

The bill is one of two SBA-related measures the Senate approved late Tuesday and sent to President Trump to sign into law.

Brand Group in Georgia was mulling a public offering but it opted to test the waters as a seller first. That decision led to one of the biggest bank deals announced this year.

The low-cost deposits that come with the deal for 52 Wells branches in four states should fund the Michigan company's effort to become a commercial lender.

Most big banks are launching robo-advisers to compete for a new breed of wealth management customer. The risk is that automated services will disappoint traditional customers.

The advisory vote came two weeks after Preferred Bank in Los Angeles disclosed a major loan default.

The Michigan company will buy 52 branches and $2.3 billion in deposits from the San Francisco banking giant.

Jacksonville, Fla., football fans had a strong clue that TIAA was about to rebrand its new banking unit when the signs at EverBank Field began to change.

The agency’s acting chief has angered consumer advocates by refusing to hold meetings that they say are required by law.

The legislation lets banks hold a certain amount of reciprocal deposits without having to classify them as brokered deposits.

On Mar. 31, 2018. Dollars in thousands.