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Messaging services, mobile banking and remote deposit capture are expected to help Florida banks that aim to keep up with employees and offer uninterrupted service to customers.

Proposed combination of General CU, Partners 1 FCU approved by both boards, member vote next.

The addition of John Stallings, who ran SunTrust's Virginia operations, is intended to make Union a more nimble institution, allowing CEO John Asbury to spend more time on strategic planning.

The acquisition will allow Eagle to expand into southwestern Montana.

The company said it could use the proceeds to fund acquisitions and to make more loans.

Quaint Oak in Pennsylvania is making a big push in real estate brokerage, a business that many state-chartered banks might think is illegal for them to pursue.

“You can’t serve the public if your employees are shellshocked,” said one top banker, comments echoed by other institutions dealing with the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey.

The long-term recovery for thousands of Texans whose homes were decimated by Hurricane Harvey rests with a Trump administration government outsider who wants his agency's budget cut by billions of dollars.

The Wisconsin company plans to shutter half of Bank Mutual's branches, including seven in Milwaukee.

The Houston company doesn't expect any material impact on its commercial-and-industrial book, though there is potential risk tied to residential mortgages. Management, meanwhile, has started rolling out programs to help customers recover.