The move allows the Michigan credit union to expand its operations in Illinois and southern Wisconsin.

This is Advia CU's third bank purchase in three years, following deals in Indiana and Wisconsin.

The past month was a busy one for community banks with expansion on the agenda and millions to spend.

As regulators get set to unveil a new capital ratio for community banks, FDIC Chairman Jelena McWilliams said she wants to go even further to simplify the capital regime.

Silvergate is selling the branch to focus more on fintech deposits and specialty lending.

The North Carolina regional bank will gain four locations and $834 million in loans.

The Senate's approval of the Kansas banking commissioner leaves the board with two remaining seats to fill as the administration's nominees for the vacancies await votes.

The Mississippi company will have 22 branches and more than $1 billion in assets when the deal is completed.

A broad decline in bank stocks and investor concerns about specific companies are among the reasons for a spike in insider purchases.

Brenda Kerr will be responsible for creating a strategy for the bank's retail operations.

New Valley Bank & Trust is set to become the state’s first new bank since 2008.

Tepid loan and deposit growth has been a persistent theme in 2018, but that could soon change for community and regional banks in the New York and Washington markets.

The company is selling 14 branches, including several around Chattanooga, Tenn., and its mortgage business to FB Financial so it can focus on its Atlanta operations and national lending businesses.

Blue Hills Bancorp in Massachusetts completed a second-step conversion and was poised to bulk up on acquisitions. It struck its one and only deal this fall — and it was not the kind it had in mind.

The Mississippi bank will pay up to $100 million to expand in southwest Alabama and Dallas.

The Arkansas company will pay $170 million to buy Reliance Bancshares.

The company will also restate financials for the first half of 2018 to correct how it classified cash flow activities tied to commercial mortgage warehouse lending.

The proposed merger of two family-owned institutions would create a $5 billion-asset bank in Texas.

Organizers of Community Bank of the Carolinas in Winston-Salem have raised $13.6 million. The group has to bring in at least $25 million.

After bringing in a new leader and overhauling its board, Freedom Bank in northern Virginia is looking at digital upgrades and expansion into new markets to stay relevant.