Capital

Union Bankshares will gain 15 branches and $2 billion in loans in northern Virginia after it buys Access National.

The economy could “positively slow down in mid-2019” and consumer debt levels are a huge concern, but technology and lessons learned from the crisis could still create opportunity for small banks, says Beneficial’s Gerry Cuddy ahead of a big speech on current conditions.

Citizens & Northern will pay $43 million for the $348 million-asset Monument.

The bank's public offering comes three years after it raised $16 million in a private placement.

The acquisitive company plans to buy Blue Hills Bancorp to boost its footprint in eastern Massachusetts.

The changes mandated by the recent regulatory relief law would narrow the definition of "high-volatility commercial real estate" exposures that get a higher risk weight.

Organizers of Watermark Bank aim to open early next year.

The Delaware company said it recouped nearly two-thirds of the costs it incurred as part of a legal settlement reached earlier this year.

Washington Federal in Seattle allowed Anchor Bancorp to find another buyer after BSA issues forced it to withdraw its merger application.

The company will pay $142 million for Carolina Alliance Bank three months after buying NewDominion in Charlotte, N.C.

The Tennessee regional said the sale should boost quarterly profit by $160 million.

Credit union advocates shattered records with the number of comment letters they sent the regulator when its original risk-based capital proposal was issued, but a revision proposed last month garnered just 37 responses.

The company and certain investors plan to sell $35 million in stock through the proposed offering.

Organizers of Dogwood State Bank are looking to raise $75 million in hopes of opening by mid-2019.

The company said it could use proceeds to fund organic growth or acquisitions.

SWNB Bancorp was unable to secure enough votes to back its proposed sale to Hanmi Financial.

Bank7, which aims to raise $75 million, also has extensive dealings in the hospitality industry. The company has completed two acquisitions since 2011.

Lakeland will expand its operations in three counties in its home state of New Jersey with the $57 million acquisition.

The company will enter the Iowa cities of Des Moines and Dubuque as part of the $170 million acquisition.

The Illinois company will become one of the area's top 10 banks after buying Bank of Edwardsville.