Attorney General-nominee William Barr signaled this week he was not likely to crack down on financial institutions serving pot businesses, but even if he is confirmed and sticks with his assurance, the situation is far from resolved

John Milleson, who has led the company for 20 years, will retire after his successor is in place.

The online platform, created by Laurel Road Bank in 2013, allows users to refinance student loans and originate mortgages.

Farm Service Agency staff will have three days to work on existing loan applications and provide tax documents for existing loans.

The parent of Bell Bank said that the pending sale of Discovery Benefits is not a prelude to selling its bank.

The Montana company will more than double its assets in Utah when it buys FNB Bancorp.

The Iowa company will pay $94 million for a bank with five branches and $727 million in loans.

The company recently agreed to be sold to SmartFinancial in Knoxville, Tenn.

Bob Jones will retire in early May. He will be succeeded by Jim Ryan, the Indiana company's chief financial officer.

Credit unions and smaller banks can differentiate themselves by returning to the passion for personal service that first anchored their success, and payments are central to this strategy, according to Deborah Matthews Phillips, managing director of payment strategy at Jack Henry.

The Tennessee company will have $4 billion in assets and 47 branches in six states when it buys Entegra Financial.

The deal for Citizens State Bank is part of VyStar's plan to expand throughout Florida and Georgia.

Its mobile banking app comes with bank accounts, merchant accounts, and instant credit on invoices. Behind it is a network of community banks that will gather the deposits the app brings in.

The company, which has yet to report quarterly earnings, said the moves will turn a profit over time.

Though it would be based in the nation's capital, MOXY Bank would also have significant operations in Charlotte, N.C.

The impasse has halted grant and loan applications and frozen many farm subsidies just weeks ahead of planting season.

On Sep. 30, 2018. Dollars in thousands.

On Sep. 30, 2018. Dollars in thousands.

Heartland said the sales will allow it to focus on other operations.

The tricky part: raising awareness without appearing to take advantage of borrowers at a time when agencies like the SBA are out of commission.