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The northeastern regional pays another six-figure severance.

Investment program managers say the trend is working out well for them.

As NYCB approaches $50 billion in assets, editor Heather Landy questions where we've drawn the line designating systemically important financial institutions.

The new breed of branch employee can do it all. Does the rise of the universal banker mean that tellers have finally reached the end of the line?

Gold Coast Bank in Islandia, N.Y., announced that Chief Executive Joseph Perri has resigned.

The Ohio Division of Financial Institutions closed Columbia Savings Bank in Cincinnati on Friday.

Niche banks face a challenge when they consider acquisitions: they want to grow without undermining their specialized business models. First Business in Madison, Wis., worked around the problem by searching far and wide till it found a very similar bank in Kansas that wanted to sell.

FNB Bancorp (FNBG) in South San Francisco is expanding into the East Bay with a deal to acquire Valley Community Bank in Pleasanton.

First Business Financial Services (FBIZ) of Madison, Wis., said Friday that it is acquiring the parent company of Alterra Bank in Leawood, Kan., for roughly $30.1 million in cash and stock.

ROYAL OAK, Mich. — Is NCUA's proposed rule regarding associational common bonds a reaction to banker arguments that some CUs make it too easy for consumers to join?