Stilwell Group, an activist investor, is alleging that HopFed chief John Peck bought two properties from the then-chairman of the Kentucky company's compensation committee and that the deals were a conflict of interest.

Bank First has agreed to pay $76 million in cash and stock for Waupaca Bancorp. The company should have nearly $1.8 billion in assets when it completes the deal.

PrivateBancorp investors approved a $4.9 billion takeover by Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce after the Toronto-based lender sweetened its deal twice to win over shareholders.

From donating to elementary-school classrooms to speaking at holiday observances, credit unions are reaching out and giving back to the communities they serve.

Compliance flexibility, state law harmonization and funding transparency requirements are among the regulatory steps that can encourage continued innovation.

Readers sound off on the use of AI in underwriting, the reasons for the failure of a Milwaukee bank, U.S. banks’ progress in adopting APIs, and more.

Executives at the embattled bank made clear Thursday that they are not discarding its long-standing strategy of selling additional products to existing customers.

The glitch primarily affects payment services, including bill pay and QuickPay, the company’s peer-to-peer service.

Self Lender and Wela, two fintech startups, are making their marks on the savings app space by providing incentives to users to manage their money wisely.

Wells said slowing loan growth had hurt its aggressive efforts to lower its efficiency ratio, so it is doubling the expenses it aims to cut by 2019.

Brent Beardall, who recently took the helm at Washington Federal, discusses having excess capital, myriad potential fintech partners and why he would tweak — not repeal — Dodd-Frank.

The good news: SBA lending is going gangbusters and business owners are optimistic about growth prospects and their ability to access credit. The not-so-good news: Many firms are still not particularly interested in borrowing and startups are not the engines of job creation they once were.

Belpre Savings Bank and Doolin Security Savings Bank are planning to create a mutual with nearly $100 million in assets.

Financial institutions should begin to treat data not just as a means to implementing a business model, but as an integral and valuable part of the business model.

Stonegate Bank in Florida figured its balance sheet was too small and undiversified to stay independent. But it was choosy in approaching potential buyers and aggressively scrutinized the lead bidder’s loan book.

Banks have warmed up to digital wealth management tools but will need to use their human advisers, too, to beat fintechs.

Regions Financial is taking steps across its 1,500-branch network to embrace consumers with autism and train its staff to help them. Business development, not just compassion, is part of the motivation.

American banks’ slow adoption of application programming interfaces is one reason the world’s largest economy has stumbled in advancing digital banking.

The 2015 written agreement had required Four Oaks to improve corporate governance.

The agency sold nearly 10.3 million shares in First BanCorp in San Juan, Puerto Rico, for $57.7 million.