Retail & Commercial

Citizens & Northern's deal for Susquehanna Community is the eighth involving a Pennsylvania seller in less than two years. An industry consultant based in the Keystone State expects the pace to slow as the number of buyers dwindles.

A 90-day pause on reciprocal tariffs between the U.S. and China boosted the near-term economic outlook for banks, but tensions and uncertainty around trade barriers remain high.

The fintech's first-quarter earnings results beat analysts' expectations on nearly every metric. Now, the second-look lender is looking to partner with regional banks as it builds out its pre-screen and lead generation platforms.

Navy Federal Credit Union is among the financial institutions that see an opportunity to serve the 20% of Americans born between 1997 and 2012.

New Jersey-based ConnectOne Bancorp received FDIC approval for its merger with First of Long Island Corp; lending-services fintech Oportun makes changes to its board of directors; Associated Banc-Corp's Steven Zandpour will succeed David Stein as head of consumer and business banking; and more in this week's banking news roundup.

While Vista Bank is focusing on organic growth in Florida, it's positioning itself as a Texas buyer.

Ending the separation of banking and commerce would open the door to dangerous concentrations of power and influence, and would threaten financial and economic stability as well as access to credit for consumers and Main Street businesses.

Incentive pay for investment bankers at major firms is expected to fall this year by 13% from 2021 levels, according to a consulting firm's report. But stock traders may reap the rewards of market volatility.

Credit risk transfers, which gained traction in 2022 and 2023 as banks sought to manage their capital levels, may now become a solution for lenders looking to reduce their exposure to commercial real estate loans.

The Dallas-based company's broker-dealer arm, Texas Capital Securities, has also made several recent hires as it continues to expand its capabilities.