The company would prefer buying banks with $5 billion to $10 billion in assets unless it finds an appealing alternative in a strategic market such as Raleigh or Nashville.

Groundbreaking ceremonies, donations to worthy causes and more great givebacks from credit unions to the communities they serve.

The deal expands Post Oak’s existing operations around Houston

William Davis Jr. was the company’s CEO from 1996 to 2009

The Seattle company warned that fourth-quarter profit could fall more than 80% from a year earlier.

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The company had been operating for years under a licensing agreement with the San Francisco banking giant.

The California bank, grappling with credit-quality issues, did not say when – or if – a successor will be named

First Internet Bancorp is the latest institution to enter the business or to significantly expand operations.

The company recently received Fed approval to increase its ownership in Carter to 9%.

Any economic environment, including this one, has risks but it is unclear whether banks are sufficiently worried about what lies ahead.

Salisbury Bancorp in Lakeville, N.Y., has agreed to buy a branch from ES Bancshares in Newburgh.

Huron Community Financial Services in East Tawas, Mich., is getting ready to offer insurance products.

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The U.K.-based firm has raised $373 million from investors since it was founded in 2010.

The company will pay $23.4 million for the $194 million-asset parent of Capaha Bank.

Larry Mazza, MVB’s chief executive, joined the board at BillGO.

First Community Bancshares in Bluefield, Va., spent $15.5 million to buy back the securities.

There is optimism that consolidation could bounce back from a lackluster 2016 as bank stocks rally. At the same time, expectations of regulatory easing and tax reform could entice more banks to stay independent, at least in the short term.

Credit unions are relying on tried-and-true methods of aiding the communities they serve, all while adding new and innovative strategies into the mix.