Mesaba, which is also based in Minnesota, is the parent of American Bank of the North and Lake Bank.

Investar Holding called off its deal to buy Cheaha Financial in Alabama.

CB Financial Services, Mercantile Bank and Nicolet Bankshares said they would shutter a total of 12 branches.

Southwest Bancshares in San Antonio will have assets of $1.5 billion when it absorbs two affiliated banking companies in nearby cities.

The online TV giant will start by moving $25 million to a fund that invests in minority-run financial institutions that serve low-income communities and depositing $10 million into Hope Credit Union in Jackson, Miss.

Bank consolidation has been stagnant since the pandemic hit, and the outlook for the rest of the year is bleak.

The company said it had cut 20 positions and found a way to shed 35,000 square feet of office space by the end of 2020.

Eric Luse, who co-founded the Luse Gorman law firm, helped Community Bank Shares of Indiana create the first MHC in the early 1990s.

The Loan Source, the nonbank lender buying the Paycheck Protection Program loans, has similar deals in place with other lenders.

Arbor Bancorp and FNBH Bancorp said the pandemic had created uncertainty about the regulatory process for securing approval for the deal.

The movement encouraging investment in banks run by African American management teams gained huge momentum in recent weeks, but a spat between one of those lenders and an activist investor highlights the potential downside.

Bankers’ criticism that the expanded designation would bolster the largest credit unions is misguided.

⁠John Corbett says building scale, lowering costs and strengthening technology offerings have become more critical for banks to stay competitive.

Business owners are changing banks at three times normal levels, a trend researchers attribute to their difficulty in obtaining emergency loans. If the forgiveness stage of the Paycheck Protection Program proves arduous, that rate could climb much higher.

CBTX in Houston must develop policies and procedures, along with a training program, to address deficiencies in its bank's compliance with the Bank Secrecy Act.

Worried about a lack of demand and that some of their customers are ineligible, community banks are still on the fence about participating in the effort to back loans for businesses recovering from the pandemic crisis.

Kennebec Savings Bank will have $1.3 billion in assets after it absorbs Kennebec Federal Savings and Loan Association of Waterville.

The Delaware company said it received $22 million in net proceeds after selling 360,000 class B shares.

Eastern Bank in Boston could raise as much as $1.7 billion to spend on acquisitions and technology investments that it says will be necessary to respond to customers' increasing preference for digital tools.

A decision that expands the low-income definition to all active-duty military personnel will only enable large credit unions to push out smaller competitors, removing choice for people in the military.