The company will pay $186 million for First Bank Lubbock in a deal that also includes mortgage unit PrimeWest Mortgage.

The company will also gain branches in northern Alabama when it buys Tennessee Bancshares.

A group has filed an application for form a bank in Birmingham, a city with a large pool of bankers and a steadily growing economy.

John Kimberly, who was CEO of a bank that CAB bought in 2014, is set to take the helm on Jan. 1.

House and Senate bills contain a provision that would let financial firms in all states use digital scans of photo IDs to verify identities of prospective customers. That could ease the account-opening process for consumers in areas where branches are few and far between.

The California company is set to pick up a dozen branches after it buys FNB for $315 million.

The $74 million acquisition will allow First Mid-Illinois to expands it operatations in the Champaign-Urbana region in Illinois.

The company has agreed to buy the operations of Veterans Mortgage in Salt Lake City.

The bank, which agreed to acquire Hibernia Bancorp for $28 million, will adopt the seller's name after completing the deal.

The deal includes roughly 120 client relationships. Employees in CenterState's trust department will join Cypress Trust.

OneUnited is trimming branches and expanding digital offerings as it builds its brand as a backer of social justice that develops innovative products such as a Black-Lives-Matter-themed debit card.

MFA Acquisition, which plans to keep Maryland Financial Bank's name, wants to add more products and services after the deal closes.

House and Senate bills contain a provision that would let financial firms in all states use digital scans of photo IDs to verify identities of prospective customers. That could ease the account-opening process for consumers in areas where branches are few and far between.

The Los Angeles company will sell $1.6 billion in loans, largely tied to technology and health care, by the end of this year.

The proposed CommerceOne Bank in Birmingham, Ala., would be run by former executives at First Partners Bank, which was sold earlier this year.

Howard Bank’s Mary Ann Scully brings hometown banking back to the Charm City; Blythe Masters is a candidate to lead the London Stock Exchange; law professor Tamar Frankel is still shaking up Wall Street, even at 92.

Alpine Bancorp. in Illinois made its sale a highly inclusive process, forming a special evaluation team of senior leaders to help top management review offers.

The company has been working to address an informal agreement with regulators tied to Bank Secrecy Act compliance.

The fires are raging in Los Angeles and Ventura counties, prompting California's governor to declare a state of emergency.

As some lenders exit indirect auto lending, those that stick around have an opportunity to control pricing and reach more customers.