BBVA Compass plans to take a small first step into South Florida this spring, by opening a branch in Miami.

Happy Bancshares Inc. in Canyon, Texas, has agreed to acquire Signature Bancshares Inc. in Dallas.

A pair of banks formed just before the 2008 financial crisis are the latest to merge as other opportunities to deploy capital remain elusive.

First M&F Corp. in Kosciusko, Miss., is looking to shed six branches, or roughly 14% of its offices.

Superior Bank in Tampa has added another former Regions Bank executive to its management team, naming Sean Johnson as its head of retail banking.

Wintrust Financial Corp. won the bidding for the failed First Chicago Bank & Trust but it is still fighting for the right to use the First Chicago name.

Nuvo Bank President Jeff Sattler and this hotel owner plan to take a 13-story leap for charity.

The same uncertainties about the economy, capital rules and other matters that are slowing deal activity could ultimately prod sellers to give in. The question is when.

Opus Bank, Irvine, Calif., hired Michael L. Allison as chief credit officer and executive vice president.

Continuing a wave of consolidation among California community banks, AltaPacific Bancorp in Santa Rosa said late Wednesday that it is buying Stellar Business Bank in Covina for $17.4 million in stock.

S&T Bancorp in Indiana, Pa., announced late Wednesday that it is buying Mainline Bancorp Inc. in Ebensburg, Pa., for roughly $21.5 million in cash and stock.

Employment in the mortgage industry continued to grind down in recent months, and the current revival in loan volume appears likely to produce a modest reversal in the trend at most.

Led by energy, and bolstered by a diversifying economy, the Texas metropolis is drawing a wave of new banks to vie with the city's incumbents.

Massive consolidation is inevitable, say the pundits, but the heads of prospective buyers say they can wait out reluctant sellers and the uncertain economy.

The American Bankers Association is calling on the Treasury Department to provide more details about rejected applications for the Small Business Lending Fund.

The Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. plans to close its temporary suburban Chicago office next September, nine months earlier than expected.

John Koelmel, head of fast-growing First Niagara, found himself literally and figuratively in the middle of the jobs debate.

An interview last week with Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City President Tom Hoenig yielded more than we could fit into our story on his plan to tighten up the federal safety net. Here's what else was on the regulator's mind.

Sixty-one small banks will receive a total of $608 million in the latest round of funding from the Small Business Lending Fund, the Treasury Department said Wednesday.

Simone Lagomarsino reflects on the divisive debate on whether credit unions should be allowed to raise capital. Backers view such a move as a necessity for struggling credit unions, while detractors worry that it could cost the industry its tax-exempt status.