Consumer demand for digital financial services will inspire a wave of new partnerships.

Banks are putting more effort in deposit gathering and fee-based products to offset thinning margins and increased payoffs by small-business clients.

The State Bank Group and The Provident Bank are backing Neocova, which focuses on community banks.

The FDIC is pursuing the penalty five years after hitting the Delaware company with a consent order tied to BSA and AML compliance.

Gov. Phil Murphy signed an executive order Wednesday establishing a board that would come up with a plan to create a public bank in New Jersey.

Such credits, which reflect borrowers with financial challenges, increased significantly during the third quarter.

Sen. John Kennedy, R-La., has proposed a bill to bar companies such as Rakuten from using industrial loan companies to access the banking system.

The issue, tied to how the company reconciles corporate accounts to its general ledger, is not expected to impact past financial statements.

The Louisiana company's willingness to combine with First Horizon without a big initial payday is fueling talk that other banks could be keen on selling at relatively inexpensive prices.

A group has filed paperwork with the FDIC to form Legacy Bank in Temecula.

The Pennsylvania company gained $67 million in assets under management as part of the acquisition.

The company, which plans to become Altabancorp, said the initiative removes brand confusion and puts its size and scale on display.

Many in the industry have cheered regulators’ interest in improving the supervisory rating system, but they may shy from commenting publicly about their experiences in a confidential process.

Dealmaking through early November is slightly ahead of last year's clip thanks to a recent flurry of merger announcements. However, excluding BB&T-SunTrust, values and multiples are shrinking.

Community bank leaders at an ABA-hosted meeting questioned the timing for a new accounting standard for loan losses and discussed their struggles to keep pace with new technology.

Most consumers, even those in rural communities, have become accustomed to digital services. That's something certain community banks better face up to, panelists at the ABA conference said.

Scottsdale Community Bank's organizers took advantage of a state law letting them raise capital months before seeking deposit insurance.

The veteran banker succeeded Randy Sims, who recently retired. Sims had been the Arkansas company's CEO since replacing Allison in 2009.

Washington Trust warned that it could lose $3 million in annual revenue after two top advisers left to join a brokerage firm. Other banks are facing similar hits.

A new partnership will let some community banks and credit unions roll out robo-advice platforms without a significant investment of their own.