On Sep. 30, 2018. Dollars in thousands.

On Sep. 30, 2018. Dollars in thousands.

Regional and community banks are eager to buy branches and hire top performers from the merging companies.

Nine banks agreed to be sold to credit unions last year. Some industry observers believe that number could double this year.

After a 50% increase in bank acquisitions by credit unions last year, analysts are predicting even more deals in 2019.

John Asbury says his Virginia bank, soon to be renamed Atlantic Union Bank, could eventually stretch from Charlotte, N.C., to Baltimore and take on the big players that dominate those markets.

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Hometown Financial will merge Abington Bank into Pilgrim Bank. The combined bank will be run by Andrew Raczka, Abington's CEO.

The company will gain four branches in Athens, Ga., with the $52 million acquisition.

Volume was steady, but deal values would've been the lowest in years if not for one big, and very intriguing, transaction.

Shareholders in Subchapter S corporations will get some tax relief of their own under a new Treasury Department rule that will let them take a 20% deduction on qualified business income, which includes loan originations and sales.

Superior is the latest credit union to announce an acquisition involving a bank.

The company said the move reflects intense competition and a "significant decline" in origination volume.

Bank of Princeton will also buy $190 million in deposits as part of the deal.

Superior is the latest credit union to announce an acquisition involving a bank.

Bankers weigh their options in mortgage and CRE lending as implementation of a new accounting standard nears.

Community banks generally make digital a consumer play, but TransPecos Bank, with its BankMD brand, is focusing on doctor practices, which tend to weather economic downturns well.

The Virginia company, which recently bought Access National, will become Atlantic Union Bank later this year.

Lenders are glad the agency worked swiftly through a backlog of paperwork, but they're worried funds will get cut off if the government closes again.

Gatsby, which has built an app to let novice investors buy puts or calls, has received funding from Barclays, Radius Bank and others. Radius is considering offering the service to its customers.