Capital

Spirit Community Bank is the 15th bank to get the agency's approval this year. That list also includes Community Bank of the Carolinas, which was approved in early December.

James McLemore, one of our community bankers to watch in 2019, has more energy loans to purge and must exit the Small Business Lending fund and a BSA-related enforcement action.

The pressure is on CEO Christopher Myers, one of our community bankers to watch, to make the most of CVB Financial's biggest acquisition to date.

While these five bankers made headlines this year, not all of them did so for good reasons.

A big splash by Fifth Third, a bid by WSFS to reinvent itself and some bold long-distance expansions highlighted a year where deal activity held steady but premiums rose.

Stock Yards will remove a competitor in Louisville, Ky., and enter two markets outside of the city.

The agency’s rate cap for banks that are less than well capitalized contains several flaws and poses problems for community banks.

The move is sure to draw criticism from bankers because it would allow credit unions to compete for backing from private investors.

The move is sure to draw criticism from bankers because it would allow credit unions to compete for backing from private investors.

The sale should increase Shore's capital levels and allow it to expand its banking activities.

Virginia Partners will operate as a separate bank unit after the deal closes.

The legislation follows passage of a similar bill in the House and would push back implementation of NCUA’s risk-based capital rule to 2021.

When Trinity Capital in New Mexico put itself up for sale last summer, it reached out to several local banks to gauge their interest. Then came a surprise offer from a suitor based a thousand miles away.

Millyard Bank aims to become the state's second post-crisis de novo. Primary Bank opened in 2015.

The $180 million acquisition is the first for Berkshire since the sudden departure of CEO Michael Daly.

The administration’s reported interest in having the White House aide run Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac's regulator signals a focus on constraining the mortgage giants’ role in the housing market.

Uniti Financial focuses on the Korean-American community through three offices around Los Angeles.

The company has agreed to by $145 million for Bridgeview Bancorp.

Organizers of Community Bank of the Carolinas still need to raise $25 million and secure approval from the state's banking commissioner.

Murals on the walls and pizza parties are just a couple of ways Studio Bank is trying to court music and entertainment clients as part of a broader niche-lending strategy.