When potential sellers are skittish, a merger pitch from a peer who’s been through it can make the difference.

KS Bancorp is buying back all the shares that First Citizens acquired in an effort to take over the much smaller bank.

The Massachusetts bank agreed to buy Fabri & Rourke, which focuses on commercial insurance products.

The company agreed to buy the parent of First National Bank of Crossett for about $13 million.

The most common credit union mergers involve a small credit union being acquired by a much larger one, but that could be changing, as three recent deals involving credit unions with more than $300 million in assets as the ones being merged out.

Bigger credit unions present a formidable challenge for banks in areas such as business lending.

A pair of nominees to the Federal Reserve Board vowed Tuesday to protect the independence of the agency if confirmed, but avoided taking hard stances on pending regulatory issues.

RIchardson & Stout, which is based in western New York, is the 16th insurance business that Evans has bought or agreed to buy.

Fill a room with bankers and you'll hear a wide range of views on technology's role in their business.

Bank of Hawaii will serve Japanese citizens looking to conduct business in the United States.

Beacon Community Bank, which opened in January, raised $34 million through a private placement.

Lenders are taking steps to reduce exposure to fluctuations in oil prices, including getting tougher in demanding that drillers use commodity hedges.

State Bank popped up on the Houston company’s radar eight years ago, but management waited until now to strike.

The Houston company had been an interested, but selective, acquirer before announcing this year's biggest bank deal.

The investment bank agreed to buy Business Bancshares in St. Louis.

Capitol Federal Financial has mostly relied on mortgages throughout its history. Its acquisition of a commercial lender will change that.

With the regulatory relief bill set to become law soon, some congressional Republicans are already calling for additional rollbacks to the Dodd-Frank Act. There’s one thing they should keep in mind: Community banks had a hand in the crisis too.

Mutual of Omaha Bank's purchase of Synergy One Lending will add reverse mortgages to its product line.

Rebeca Romero Rainey, who has been on the job for less than a week, has already slammed postal banking and pressed for more regulatory relief. In a Q&A, she discusses her plans to foster innovation, tackle succession issues and encourage more banks to stay independent.

After a long battle with the Justice Department over redlining charges, KleinBank caved as legal costs soared.