Community banking
Community banking
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When potential sellers are skittish, a merger pitch from a peer who’s been through it can make the difference.
May 17 -
KS Bancorp is buying back all the shares that First Citizens acquired in an effort to take over the much smaller bank.
May 16 -
The Massachusetts bank agreed to buy Fabri & Rourke, which focuses on commercial insurance products.
May 16 -
The company agreed to buy the parent of First National Bank of Crossett for about $13 million.
May 16 -
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.
May 16 -
Bigger credit unions present a formidable challenge for banks in areas such as business lending.
May 16 -
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.
May 15 -
RIchardson & Stout, which is based in western New York, is the 16th insurance business that Evans has bought or agreed to buy.
May 15 -
Fill a room with bankers and you'll hear a wide range of views on technology's role in their business.
May 15 -
Bank of Hawaii will serve Japanese citizens looking to conduct business in the United States.
May 15 -
Beacon Community Bank, which opened in January, raised $34 million through a private placement.
May 14 -
Lenders are taking steps to reduce exposure to fluctuations in oil prices, including getting tougher in demanding that drillers use commodity hedges.
May 14 -
State Bank popped up on the Houston company’s radar eight years ago, but management waited until now to strike.
May 14 -
The Houston company had been an interested, but selective, acquirer before announcing this year's biggest bank deal.
May 14 -
The investment bank agreed to buy Business Bancshares in St. Louis.
May 11 -
Capitol Federal Financial has mostly relied on mortgages throughout its history. Its acquisition of a commercial lender will change that.
May 11 -
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.
May 10 -
Mutual of Omaha Bank's purchase of Synergy One Lending will add reverse mortgages to its product line.
May 10 -
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.
May 10 -
After a long battle with the Justice Department over redlining charges, KleinBank caved as legal costs soared.
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