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The proposed entity, which will include broadcasting and sponsorship assets, would initially be valued at about $20 billion.

Rather than replacing bankers, artificial intelligence is likely to amplify their impact: strengths as well as weaknesses. This makes investing in employee development more important than ever.

Dallas-based Texas Capital Bank will try for a second time to win shareholder support to switch its state of incorporation from Delaware to the Lone Star State, according to CEO Rob Holmes. If it succeeds, it will join a growing list of companies choosing the same path.

Christopher Peterson, a law professor at the University of Utah and former senior advisors at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, is the latest top hire for a Democratic state stepping up consumer protection.

The Denver-based bank scaled back its estimate of tangible-book-value dilution resulting from the First Foundation deal to 10%, down from the 14% figure projected in October.

The bank released reserves it no longer needed because credit outperformed. An accounting switch means that line runs close to zero by the fourth quarter.

More than two dozen community banks submitted letters to the Federal Reserve expressing concern that its proposed "skinny" payment account framework could put them at a competitive disadvantage.

The policies most community banks rely on for cyber liability, fidelity bonds and directors and officers insurance are full of overlapping exclusions, restrictive coverage sublimits and vague specifications. That can become an expensive problem.

Climate First Bank's fast-growing loan portfolio is creating the need for additional funding. In response, the Florida bank is rolling out a checking account that pays a high yield and also sends money to a nonprofit organization chosen by the customer.

Bankers largely agree that there should be reforms, but don't agree on which ones; plus, our second batch of best-performing banks.