Sen. Joe Manchin of West Virginia, a swing Democratic vote in deliberations over President Biden's social spending bill, signaled opposition to requiring financial institutions to report customer account information to help catch tax evaders. The measure "is going to be gone," he predicted.

The credit union’s agreement to acquire Midwest Community Bank in Illinois follows two other bank deals it announced this year.

Piermont Bank in New York expects to double its $347 million of assets in a year by extending working capital to financial technology companies. MainStreet Bancshares in Virginia is taking a different approach, hoping a new banking-as-a-service offering will help investors see it as more cutting-edge.

Businesses trying to meet a surge in demand for consumer goods are knocking on community banks' doors to finance expansions.

The hiring of Scott Dienes, a former Wells Fargo banker, is part of a broader plan to boost lending at the Wisconsin company.

The bank is the first to offer a service from The Clearing House’s Real Time Payments network that lets businesses send bills to retail clients, who are given the option to pay them immediately.