The company acquired ResX Warehouse Lending from People's United Financial.

Franklin Financial agreed to be sold less than a year after issues surfaced in its portfolio of shared national credits.

Ludwig, a former regulator and CEO of Promontory Financial, and Mahan, the head of Live Oak Bancshares, say they want to back tech startups that support community banks. The ABA and ICBA are among the fund's investors.

The proposed merger will create a $10 billion-asset bank based in Nashville, Tenn.

The company will pay $29 million for Virginia Bank Bankshares.

For small regionals like Atlantic Union and F.N.B., the biggest opportunity to snag customers will come when the rebranding of BB&T and SunTrust branches begins next year.

Pushback from banks, a smaller pool of sellers and potential regulatory hurdles could pose setbacks for credit unions this year.

Federal legislation introduced this week by Rep. Gregory Meeks, D-N.Y., would ensure that taxi drivers don't get taxed on medallion debt that gets forgiven. The bill dovetails with a debt forgiveness plan under development in New York, where hundreds of drivers have filed for bankruptcy.

Federal legislation introduced this week by Rep. Gregory Meeks, D-N.Y., would ensure that taxi drivers don't get taxed on medallion debt that gets forgiven. The bill dovetails with a debt forgiveness plan under development in New York, where hundreds of drivers have filed for bankruptcy.

People's United in Connecticut is letting the loans run off its books as it invests in higher-yielding commercial loans.

Following a 44% jump in the number of CU-bank acquisitions in 2019, some observers believe the volume could plateau this year.

The company will pay $24 million in cash for Central Federal Bancshares.

The Colorado Banking Board may be the first regulator to ever block a credit union-bank merger.

Colorado's State Banking Board voted 6-1 to stop Elevations Credit Union from buying Cache Bank & Trust. This is believed to be the first time regulators have blocked such a deal.

While the Maryland company claimed it has margins and credit issues under control, it couldn't provide any clarity on rising legal expenses.

Lenders grew more optimistic that Congress will undo or narrow the loan-loss accounting standard after members of a House subcommittee assailed Russell Golden for approving the rule without studying its impact on credit availability.

Alan Kline, a 22-year veteran of American Banker, has previously served as editor-in-chief of US Banker.

Executives at Beach Community want to pursue more acquisitions in central Florida.

The Massachusetts savings bank will gain branches in two communities as part of the acquisition.

The Atlanta Fed offers ways rural institutions can keep and nurture talent while pooling resources with their peers to excel in a challenging environment.