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CUNA and NAFCU have both submitted letters requesting civil investigative demands from the bureau be more specific as to the conduct under investigation.

Darlyne Keller replaces former CEO Michael Rosek, who left the Illinois-based credit union last year to take the helm at another CU in Minnesota.

Porter Bancorp in Kentucky spent years tackling credit and capital issues. As Limestone Bank, it will finally get back on offense.

Spirit of Texas Bancshares plans to raise $40 million to fund organic growth and acquisitions.

New features include an enhanced search tool, branch locator, guided content.

KS Bancorp wants to become a corporation in business-friendly Delaware, which would be more likely to back its defensive-minded share-rights plan.

E-commerce platform Magento is giving merchants the option to activate Klarna instant credit for online checkouts.

On one hand, banks could face regulatory pressure to restrict services to the firearms industry. But banks that take a strong stand also risk the wrath of GOP lawmakers opposed to such restrictions.

Dan Rollins engineered nearly a dozen deals while at Prosperity Bank. Now CEO at BancorpSouth, he has returned to M&A after spending four frustrating years dealing with compliance issues.

Although there's often a tension between regulation and innovation, the sandbox concept can help startups, regulators and incumbent banks better navigate experimental financial technologies.