Lynn Harton was finally named CEO of United Community Bank after a five-year apprenticeship, though Jimmy Tallent remains CEO of the parent company. The executives have long touted an ability to bounce ideas off each other as a reason for United's success.

More than a decade after Walmart’s unsuccessful banking bid, the core reasons to oppose nonbank conglomerates owning banks remain the same.

The Alabama company agreed to buy FirstAtlantic Financial for $108 million.

Approval from the Federal Reserve is the last remaining hurdle for the $2.2 billion transaction.

Sponsorships, scholarships and other ways credit unions are helping make a difference in classrooms across the country.

In addition to typical industry challenges, family-owned banks also have to address generational leadership and estate planning at a time when an increasing number of their CEOs are looking to retire.

Collaboration will help make up for cost concerns from adopting the technology and ensure that the core vendors get the message of community banks’ interest.

Three years after guiding the Baltimore bank through bankruptcy, the group that recapitalized it found a similar institution eager to form a new partnership.

The Baltimore bank, which was on the brink of failure before a group recapitalized it, is selling itself to Howard Bancorp.

Like many banks its size, CenterState in Florida may need to venture out of state to find a big enough acquisition to make additional compliance costs worthwhile.

Scholarships, shred days, solar energy and more ways credit unions are giving back to the communties they serve.

Collaboration will help make up for cost concerns from adopting the technology and ensure that the core vendors get the message of community banks’ interest.

The Florida company will pay nearly $600 million to buy HCBF Holding and Sunshine Bancorp.

Two small banks recently announced plans to ditch their holding companies, but more could be on the way, says KBW CEO Tom Michaud. A big reason why is that regulators haven't gone far enough in "harmonizing their approach" to oversight, he said.

Lenders say they are eager to reduce their exposure to CRE, but an examination of recent deals shows just how hard that can be.

A deal between Pembina County Bankshares and Drayton Bancor would combine two small banks that operate on both sides of the North Dakota-Minnesota border.

Helping the hungry, assisting young scholars, expanding the credit union's footprint and more.

Pacific Premier had to bid against other banks for Plaza Bancorp in Irvine, Calif., but the fact that it had bought another bank from Plaza's private-equity backer earlier this year may have been instrumental in sealing the deal.

Triumph Bancorp in Dallas has successfully taken chances on out-of-state acquisitions, factoring and other nontraditional strategies that many of its peers have avoided.

Anchor Bancorp is a much smaller bank, but Old National says it has a lot to learn about middle-market C&I from its new merger partner.