KS Bancorp is buying back all the shares that First Citizens acquired in an effort to take over the much smaller bank.

The Massachusetts bank agreed to buy Fabri & Rourke, which focuses on commercial insurance products.

It's too late for Congress to overturn the consumer bureau's regulation on short-term lending, but acting Director Mick Mulvaney will have plenty of chances to reshape it.

The company agreed to buy the parent of First National Bank of Crossett for about $13 million.

The most common credit union mergers involve a small credit union being acquired by a much larger one, but that could be changing, as three recent deals involving credit unions with more than $300 million in assets as the ones being merged out.

Bigger credit unions present a formidable challenge for banks in areas such as business lending.

Women frustrated with limited opportunities for advancement and problems with sexual harassment should consider creating their own financial institutions tailored to the needs of female consumers.

Two credit unions ramp up their facilities management teams, plus board elections and more HR-related news at credit unions across the country.

A pair of nominees to the Federal Reserve Board vowed Tuesday to protect the independence of the agency if confirmed, but avoided taking hard stances on pending regulatory issues.

RIchardson & Stout, which is based in western New York, is the 16th insurance business that Evans has bought or agreed to buy.

Fill a room with bankers and you'll hear a wide range of views on technology's role in their business.

Supporters say pending legislation would help consumers with little or no credit history. But the bill would instead roll back key consumer protections.

Regalii has changed its name to arcus and switched from cross-border bill payment to helping banks use tokenization to reissue lost, stolen or breached cards.

Bank of Hawaii will serve Japanese citizens looking to conduct business in the United States.

JPMorgan Chase’s Thasunda Duckett is living her ancestors’ wildest dreams; Morgan Stanley could take a lesson from Citi on reining in rainmakers; and Jelena McWilliams faces tough choices at the FDIC. Plus, babysitting gets approved as a new type of campaign expense.

Beacon Community Bank, which opened in January, raised $34 million through a private placement.

Lenders are taking steps to reduce exposure to fluctuations in oil prices, including getting tougher in demanding that drillers use commodity hedges.

State Bank popped up on the Houston company’s radar eight years ago, but management waited until now to strike.

The Providence, R.I., company said that Citizens Access will open for business nationwide next quarter.

The Renton, Wash., company, which has acquired or opened nine branches since 2015, has filed a shelf registration to raise the funds through the sale of various securities.