The regional bank said dozens of new hires give it a major presence on both coasts, and it plans to build out its team of advisors and its private banking products.

Two of the three midsize banks that failed this spring were unprepared to access the Federal Reserve's discount window, limiting regulators' ability to inject cash at a pivotal moment. Regulators say that experience should be a wake-up call.

Brian Plum abruptly stepped down as president and CEO of the Charlottesville, Virginia, company last week. Blue Ridge also announced that it would not pay a dividend in the third quarter.

After the Tennessee bank's canceled sale to TD Bank, it launched a marketing campaign that attracted tens of thousands of new customers. The next step is expanding these relationships, executives said during the company's second-quarter earnings call.

The managing director of Arjuna Capital led a successful shareholder activist campaign in 2018 that led to dozens of large companies reporting their true gender pay gap numbers. Now she is pursuing companies who are moving too fast with advanced AI.

While credit unions are being cautious with this lending line, some see opportunities to grow their commercial books amid setbacks at big-name banks such as Wells Fargo.