On Mar. 31, 2018. Dollars in thousands.

The company will gain $305 million in assets after completing the $51 million acquisition.

Mary Kate Loftus spearheaded a $131 million digital initiative to improve the customer experience, deepen relationships and attract more of HSBC’s target consumer segments. She was one of our Digital Banker of the Year finalists for 2018.

Hurricane Maria left behind a shattered Puerto Rico. Camille Burckhart and her technology team at Banco Popular found that they were uniquely positioned to help people rebuild. She has been selected one of our Digital Banker of the Year finalists for 2018.

Here's a look at eight deals, why they were significant and why many more are expected.

Add S&T Bancorp to the list of lenders that appear to have exposure to a Pennsylvania fuel supplier dealing with alleged employee fraud.

Talking with Shari Van Cleave, head of Wells Fargo Digital Labs; Citizens Financial makes a big move in mortgages in purchasing Franklin American; a rewards blockchain could give Amex access to a wealth of customer data; and more from this week's most-read stories.

With a lighter compliance burden, small banks could shift tech spending to customer-facing innovation.

A lack of talent, capital and good business planning proved fatal for bank organizers in California and Georgia.

Hilton Capital Management wants National Bankshares to buy back stock or declare a special dividend.

There are so many reasons — the credit cycle, the plight of small banks or competition from Amazon and foreign banks — that the head of JPMorgan could live to regret that statement.

Kathy Thorson, who is currently a market president at MetaBank, will oversee strategy for all of its four markets.

The agency’s recent bulletin could help banks get back into the small-dollar lending business, keeping needy borrowers out of debt traps. But other regulatory limits remain in focus.

The company agreed to pay $32 million for Mercersburg Financial.

Organizers of CommerceOne Bank are one step closer to a planned opening this summer.

Readers react to acting Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Director Mick Mulvaney easing mortgage reporting requirements, opine on facial recognition systems, weigh in on Wells Fargo’s attempts to change its culture and more.

County Bancorp in Manitowoc, Wis., posted record profits in the first quarter after completing an acquisition last year.

Fulton Financial, Univest Corp. of Pennsylvania and Franklin Financial Services disclosed a total of $75 million in exposure to the commercial relationship.

As other banks de-emphasize mortgage lending, Citizens is spending half a billion dollars to buy a large originator with a big servicing portfolio.

A group in North Carolina has finally gone public with its brand, and three other de novos have already been rebranded.