The coronavirus pandemic has forced some branches to close, but demand for in-person advice remains strong.

Many sellers are ditching the loans to avoid the cumbersome forgiveness process. For others, the Paycheck Protection Program was never a strategic fit.

The company will pay an undisclosed amount of cash for Marshall Financial, the parent of Citizens Bank.

Delmar Bancorp will lose its regionally associated brand when it becomes Partners Bank.

Besides reauthorizing the Paycheck Protection Program, Congress should upgrade the loan forgiveness process, offer businesses the chance to take out a second loan and ensure the pricing satisfies lenders, bankers say.

Community bank earnings are usually easy to understand, but loan deferrals and modifications as well as the complexities of the Paycheck Protection Program are skewing financial statements.

First Bank of Central Ohio would be based near Columbus, where another group opened a bank last year.

Keith Leggett, a former economist at the American Bankers Association, has overseen Credit Union Watch since 2009.

On Mar. 31, 2020. Dollars in thousands.

On Mar. 31, 2020. Dollars in thousands.

The New York companies plan to move ahead with their proposed deal despite challenges created by the coronavirus pandemic.

No two properties are alike, so lenders are tailoring their approaches for modification, forbearance and repayment of loans to a sector devastated by the pandemic.

The Treasury Department has held shares in the Black-run banking company for more than a decade.

Now that its deal with Texas Capital has been called off, Independent Bank in McKinney plans to scale back or exit some commercial lines and will seek to duplicate its retail banking successes in Colorado.

Lexicon Bank in Las Vegas, whose chairman was a professional gambler, is actively courting poker players to open deposit accounts for their tournament winnings.

The Pennsylvania company said the move is in response to margin pressure and customers' increased adoption of digital channels.

A proposal to expand credit unions’ access to subordinated debt drew plenty of fire from bankers, but there are also concerns the regulation could be problematic for the institutions it aims to help.

On Mar. 31, 2020. Dollars in thousands.

On Mar. 31, 2020. Dollars in thousands.

A new Small Business Administration notice explains what steps lenders must take to seek approval of their forgiveness decisions under the Paycheck Protection Program. But lenders say lawmakers and regulators must do more to cut red tape.