Scully, who founded and then eventually sold Howard Bank, will help the Rockville, Maryland-based Capital expand its footprint in the Washington, D.C., metro area.

An executive with the Federal Home Loan Bank of Chicago pushes back on a BankThink article criticizing the Mortgage Partnership Finance program.

The New Jersey institution has hired Jeanne Scungio, a veteran banker who ran First Republic Bank's New York operations, to oversee its expansion into the Big Apple.

The average credit union member had saved $286 less in March compared to a year earlier. That was the largest per-member drop in credit union history, fueled by rising costs of living and more aggressive competition.

With no settlement in sight, Spencer Savings Bank's case against a group of former depositors it says conspired with Larry Seidman to force a conversion appears headed for a courtroom battle.

The company said long-time chief executive Chuck Sulerzyski would retire in 2024 and be succeeded by Tyler Wilcox, Peoples' executive vice president of community banking.

The Kentucky company says its newly purchased equipment financing unit will strengthen its presence in the market for leasing office furniture, computers and other lower-cost essentials that customers will still buy in an unpredictable economy.

They're wary of deteriorating economic conditions and the bite higher interest rates could take out of profits, according to the latest index of small-bank executives' sentiments by the Conference of State Bank Supervisors. The index fell to its lowest level since it was created in 2019.

The acquisition of Malvern Bancorp, expected to close this month, would hasten First Bank's efforts to further fortify its footprint stretching from Philadelphia to New York City.

Under a written agreement, Quontic pledged not to distribute capital without the permission of its regulators. It's the third enforcement action in five years against the small New York-based bank.

The company's longtime chief executive, Mark Tryniski, plans to retire at the close of 2023. Dimitar Karaivanov, the current chief operating officer, will succeed him.

Byline Bancorp completed its acquisition of Inland Bancorp on time, avoiding the kind of regulatory delays that have dampened bank M&A activity for the past 18 months.

The Home Loan banks are failing to serve huge numbers of Americans because of their reliance on outdated credit scoring models.

In this annual list, American Banker examines key metrics of the 10 highest performing small regional banks.

Smaller regional banks kept funding costs in check and relied on robust noninterest income to earn their spot as a 10 top-performing bank on American Banker's annual ranking.

Investors will get the chance to fill three director seats at the Philadelphia company, which last held an annual meeting in April 2021 and has been embroiled in a legal fight with a shareholder group.

CCFNB Bancorp and Muncy Bank Financial, which said they were combining forces in April, have opted for a bigger rebrand.

Dallas-based Texas Capital Bank believes virtual credit cards, offered through a new fintech partnership, can help small-business customers make their payment processes more efficient.

When community lenders report second-quarter results next month, all eyes will be on deposit levels and funding costs. By extension, analysts expect more banks to roll out expense reduction plans to protect their bottom lines.

After working for the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. for a decade, Marc Minish was determined that he could open his own institution. Now he is the primary organizer of the proposed Nova Bank in Huntsville, Alabama, which has received conditional regulatory approval.