The Independent Community Bankers of America had planned to hold its annual conference in Hawaii before the coronavirus pandemic hit.

The Amarillo company is buying First National Bank of Tahoka, continuing the industry’s consolidation in the state.

The $62.7 million merger of Linkbancorp and Gratz Bank would create a company with over $800 million of assets and nine branches stretching from Harrisburg to the Philadelphia suburbs.

The architects of two major loan deals featuring Black banks, one involving multiple lenders and a pro sports franchise and another backed by Citigroup, say more transactions like these are in the works.

The events of this year transformed banking, for better or worse. Smart bankers will build on the ways they learned to do their jobs better.

The Biden administration could curtail federal support for farmers, even with bankruptcies and requests for loan workouts on the rise. Banks are hoping that increases in crop prices and exports to China could help avert a credit crisis.

Bill Knott succeeded Terrie Spiro as leader of the Maryland bank, which raised capital in 2017 by going through a complicated bankruptcy process.

First Kansas, part of the multibank holding company Ottawa Bancshares, expects to complete the acquisition early next year.

On Sep. 30, 2020. Dollars in thousands.

On Sep. 30, 2020. Dollars in thousands.

On Sep. 30, 2020. Dollars in thousands.

On Sep. 30, 2020. Dollars in thousands.

Acquirers shelved plans to buy banks this year as the coronavirus became widespread, but a combination of factors could spur the confidence to restart those conversations in the months ahead.

Webster Bank and Customers Bank are among the lenders that have turned to alternative data sources and automated loan reviews to assess business customers' ability to weather the coronavirus pandemic.

Elizabeth Magennis recently served as the New Jersey company's chief lending officer. ConnectOne also hired Michael O'Malley, a former OnDeck Capital executive, as chief risk officer.

Year to date through Sep. 30, 2020. Dollars in thousands.

Year to date through Sep. 30, 2020. Dollars in thousands.

The deal will expand the credit union's brick-and-mortar footprint to more than 30 locations across Illinois and California.

Community banks that were pushed past key asset limits by the Paycheck Protection Program say they will be unable to shrink their balance sheets back to normal size by the 2022 deadline, especially if there is a new round of rescue aid.