AltaPacific's recent agreement to sell itself to Banner Corp. came after it started down a list 14 financial institutions last year, held discussions with at least nine suitors, and considered deals with a credit union and a business development company.

Year to date through Jun. 30, 2019. Dollars in thousands.

Year to date through Jun. 30, 2019. Dollars in thousands.

Seeking to expand financial services access, tribal officials and some firms want regulators to award Community Reinvestment Act credit to any bank that funds projects in Native American communities.

Joseph Campanelli, CEO of Needham Bank, wants to be ready to scoop up mutuals struggling with rising costs and yield curve challenges.

Bank Iowa will gain a branch in a neighboring market when it completes the acquisition.

Brad Dinsmore, who will also serve as the California company's president, once was in charge of several key lines at SunTrust, including consumer banking and private wealth management.

Farmers will pay $40 million for the bank, which is in an affluent area in northeast Ohio.

Malia Lazu, a former community organizer, is overseeing a cultural shift at the Boston company that includes a new program designed to make more loans to minorities.

Loyal Trust Bank is the seventh proposed bank in 2019 to secure the agency's approval for deposit insurance.

The Pittsburgh company will take a de novo approach to growth around Washington.

The company will pay $195 million for its first retail operations in the city.

The Cincinnati bank recently expanded its renewable energy banking business to include investment banking services. Its ambitious goals demonstrate the sector’s growing appeal to regional and community banks.

The Independent Community Bankers of America provided seed funding for Teslar Software, which supplies community banks with a platform to manage data from different internal systems.

Bond Financial Technologies' platform is designed for community and regional banks seeking fintech expertise.

The Plano bank, which is being sold to Prosperity Bancshares in one of the industry's biggest M&A deals this year, was also worried about credit quality, a regulatory filing shows.

Intense competition for executives and top lenders has elevated the role acquisitions play in filling key positions.

On Mar. 31, 2019. Dollars in thousands.

Organizers of Silver River Community Bank must raise $17 million before opening.

The bank started buying more Treasurys and mortgage-backeds over a year ago, long before talk about rate cuts. What did it know that its rivals didn't?