Banks submit millions of Bank Secrecy Act filings each year, yet only a fraction are valuable to law enforcement.

Community banks shouldn’t wait for the Fed to create a new real-time payments rail when consumers are already flocking to other options.

The Arkansas company will pay $434 million for Landrum Co., which also has branches in Oklahoma and Texas.

Financial institutions welcome regulatory feedback on their fintech offerings, but the industry wants the agency to waive enforcement for approved products.

The Louisiana company will pay $15 million in cash for Bank of York.

The Delaware company, best known for issuing prepaid cards, has ramped up commercial real estate securitizations. The shift promises to deliver big fees, but it could also cause headaches if defaults spike.

Among other things, the letter asked the regulators to ease requirements for a new community bank leverage ratio and analyze the impact of the pending CECL accounting change.

Credit quality is being second-guessed after several banks reported higher 2Q charge-offs.

The new accounting standard meant for publicly traded firms creates greater headaches for privately held community banks.

Byline Bancorp is in discussions to buy Parkway Bank and Trust, according to a local publication.

Record oil production has lenders contemplating acquisitions in the region.

First Financial Banc will gain nearly $300 million in liquidity when it acquires First National Corp. of Wynne.

The company will also gain deposits and loans from its deal with Republic Bancorp.

The company agreed to buy the parent of Countryside Bank for $90.5 million.

The company agreed to pay $66 million for the parent of Citizens State Bank in Tyler, Texas.

The Wisconsin regional agreed to buy the parent of First National Bank in Staunton for $76 million in cash.

South Plains' agreement to buy West Texas State Bank is its first major move since conducting an initial public offering in May.

Several small and midsize banks say they are losing borrowers to rivals and worry the trend could get worse as interest rates decline.

The Washington company will have more than $1 billion in assets in Southern California when the $87 million deal closes.

The $64 million acquisition is the first for Investors since it was freed from a regulatory order tied to Bank Secrecy Act compliance.