The Michigan company has committed $50,000 to the partnership over the next two years amid a big push to modernize its product and service offerings.

Heartland BancCorp received the funds through a private placement to invest in several possible expansion options.

It started with financial literacy classes, but now Chelsea Groton Bank in Connecticut is offering crafts and other so-called lifestyle courses, all in an effort to connect with the public and drive traffic to its branches.

The effort to raise the threshold for transactions excused from appraisal requirements responds to concerns that the current threshold is outpaced by real estate prices.

Larry Helling will take over next spring as CEO of the $4.8 billion-asset QCR Holdings, when Douglas Hultquist retires.

Efforts to create city- or state-owned banks in Los Angeles, Seattle and New Jersey have suffered setbacks of late, but public banking advocates are taking the long view.

Lenders fear the agency's rule could make most poultry producers ineligible for 7(a) loans.

The move allows the Michigan credit union to expand its operations in Illinois and southern Wisconsin.

This is Advia CU's third bank purchase in three years, following deals in Indiana and Wisconsin.

The past month was a busy one for community banks with expansion on the agenda and millions to spend.

As regulators get set to unveil a new capital ratio for community banks, FDIC Chairman Jelena McWilliams said she wants to go even further to simplify the capital regime.

Silvergate is selling the branch to focus more on fintech deposits and specialty lending.

The North Carolina regional bank will gain four locations and $834 million in loans.

The Senate's approval of the Kansas banking commissioner leaves the board with two remaining seats to fill as the administration's nominees for the vacancies await votes.

The Mississippi company will have 22 branches and more than $1 billion in assets when the deal is completed.

A broad decline in bank stocks and investor concerns about specific companies are among the reasons for a spike in insider purchases.

Brenda Kerr will be responsible for creating a strategy for the bank's retail operations.

New Valley Bank & Trust is set to become the state’s first new bank since 2008.

Tepid loan and deposit growth has been a persistent theme in 2018, but that could soon change for community and regional banks in the New York and Washington markets.

The company is selling 14 branches, including several around Chattanooga, Tenn., and its mortgage business to FB Financial so it can focus on its Atlanta operations and national lending businesses.