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The $20.7 billion-asset company said in a press release Monday that it had tapped Samuel Erwin as its regional president responsible for covering the state. Erwin will operate from Greenville, S.C.

Texas State Bankshares in Harlingen has agreed to buy Blanco National Holdings.

Banks in Texas and Washington are joining the growing list of financial institutions selling common stock.

Flushing Financial in Uniondale, N.Y., made $12.3 million on a recent property sale, part of a series of moves as it restructures its balance sheet.

Canadians have a simple message for the U.S. credit card industry: Don't fiddle with our rewards programs.

First NBC Bank in New Orleans, which has been dealing with issues tied to its tax-credit business and concerns about capital, has removed its chief executive.

TriState Capital Holdings in Pittsburgh has terminated an agreement to buy a fixed-income team.

The opening of the 2016 holiday season, which marks the first full year since the country's major EMV fraud liability shift, is proving what data security experts feared all along.

Ray Davis is stepping down as Umpqua's CEO at yearend and transitioning to a new role as head of its year-old innovation lab. In his 22 years, he built Umpqua from a sleepy local bank into a regional powerhouse and internationally recognized brand.

The $9 billion-asset company said in a press release Monday that it bought the business assets of Ronald N. Lazzaro in Rutland, Vt., a financial planning an investment services firm.