BayFirst Financial in St. Petersburg shuttered a national small-dollar 7(a) loan program in August. Now the $2.4 billion institution, which has been one of the nation's most active SBA lenders over the past decade, is making a clean break from the business.

The Olympia, Washington-based acquirer expects the all-stock acquisition of Kitsap Bank's holding company to close in the first quarter of 2026.

The Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, community bank agreed to acquire 1st Colonial Bancorp in Mount Laurel, New Jersey, in a $101 million deal that would help deepen its presence in greater Philadelphia.

The $18.6 billion-asset Muncie, Indiana-based company agreed to pay $241 million in stock to acquire First Savings Financial Group and expand into the Southern end of the Hoosier state.

The Florida community bank, which raised $46 million earlier this summer, is moving ahead with its efforts to expand its national solar and renewable energy line of business.

Flatirons Bank in Boulder, Colorado, has filed suit against a Virginia-based trust company for allegedly attempting to block its entry into the multibillion-dollar qualified settlement fund business.

The American Bankers Association's Economic Advisory Committee expects the economy to grow, albeit at a slower pace than it previously anticipated. The group pointed to stubbornly high inflation and a weakening job market.

QNB's proposed $41 million deal to acquire The Victory Bancorp in Limerick, Pennsylvania, is set to create a community bank with $2.4 billion of assets.

A Small Business Administration policy enacted during the second Trump administration blocks not only people who are in the country illegally, but also legal temporary residents and even some U.S. citizens, from accessing government-guaranteed loans.

Lendistry, one of the nation's fastest-growing SBA 7(a) lenders, is getting a $25 million infusion from TD's community development arm.

Community Financial in Syracuse has made its biggest investment ever in an outside company, taking a $37.4 million equity stake in an insurance provider that focuses on the rental housing market.

First Northwest Bancorp in Port Angeles has selected an Everett, Washington-based competitor's president to serve as its new top executive.

First internet Bancorp, which has recently been grappling with credit quality issues, has agreed to sell an $869 million portfolio of single tenant commercial real estate loans to Blackstone.

Congress can and should enact meaningful deposit insurance reform, but the current proposal before lawmakers is misguided. The deposit cap is excessive and the funding mechanism creates systemic risk.

There is conclusive evidence that stablecoin adoption does not lead to deposit runoff at community banks. This should give bankers the confidence to grow their businesses by offering stablecoin-related services.

Founder and executive chairman Edward Nigro will step back into the top executive spot after Ryan Sullivan informed the company he didn't plan to renew his employment contract.

Organizers of the planned Portrait Bank say they're well ahead of initial capital-raising goals as they near completion on leasing a property to serve as headquarters

The giant custody bank plans to offer specialized instruction in cybersecurity, AI and other topics to 1,000 community bank executives.

Roland Harbin of First Chatsworth Bankshares in Georgia is part of a trend of bank directors continuing to serve well beyond the traditional retirement age.

Orlando-based Cogent Bank has hired a team to finance single-tenant net lease properties, an asset class characterized by exceptional credit quality.