Ray Davis, the CEO of Umpqua Holdings, bounces back from his failed attempt to buy American Perspective in central California with a $25 million agreement for Circle Bank in Northern California.

Credit unions are giddy about a new NCUA rule that says advanced video terminals can be counted as full-fledged service facilities, providing a new way to compete with banks by attracting members in underserved areas.

A number of de novo banks, or those that are seven years old or younger, are facing long delays from regulators when it comes to amending their business plans to allow for bigger growth targets.

Big and mid-size firms are borrowing, but small ones have shown no urgency to tap existing credit lines and take advantage of cheap capital.

The break up with JTH Tax comes months after Kentucky's Republic Bancorp agreed to end its refund-anticipation loan program as part of a settlement with the FDIC.

Leslie Lunak, an M&A expert who has been at BankUnited since 2010, will be promoted to chief financial officer early next year.

Northfield Bancshares in Minnesota has raised almost $3.8 million through a common stock offering.

In order to increase loyalty, financial institutions need to embrace social media, increase value to retain existing customers and use data to design competitive rewards programs.

Four months after the Portland, Ore., company lost a deal in the state to a higher bidder, Umpqua has agreed to buy Circle Bancorp in Novato, Calif., for about $25million.

In two lengthy interviews, John Walsh, the acting head of the OCC for nearly two years, offers his candid views on a range of subjects, including the FSOC's effectiveness and the reform idea he believes is "something worth dying for."

It took just three months for Orrstown Financial Services (ORRF) to find a new chief financial officer, but the move could not have come too soon.

NHB Holdings in Cottonwood Heights, Utah, has raised $7.6 million in fresh capital.

It may be hard for banks like Toronto-Dominion and New York Community to resist trying to outbid M&T for Hudson City, which agree to sell itself for a relatively low-priced offer.

Gulf Coast bankers say they were better prepared to handle the onslaught of Hurricane Isaac, which slammed into Louisiana on Wednesday. Bankers are better prepared seven years after Katrina battered the Gulf Coast, learning how to run their banks remotely and keeping plenty of cash on hand.

The central bank's most recent Beige Book finds disparities both between and within regional districts about the appetite for new loans.

The Treasury Department has released an infographic outlining how the financial reform legislation helps to strengthen Main Street banks. Do you agree Dodd-Frank creates a level playing field for financial institutions?

The new employment agreement with veteran banker John Kanas comes just weeks after reports surfaced that the Florida company was again weighing offers to sell.

Cordia Bancorp will invest $3 million to consolidate control of Bank of Virginia in a move Jack Zoeller, Cordia's CEO, says will position the company to make acquisitions and raise capital.

First Community Financial Partners in Joliet, Ill., will combine its four banks under a single charter to increase the availability of products at each one.

Lakeland Bancorp (LBAI) is planning to raise more than $25 million through two offerings.