By welcoming AI-driven vendor platforms into their banks, small and midsize institutions are introducing risks that are poorly understood and potentially interrelated. Boards of directors need to start paying attention.

The Oklahoma community bank partnered with two digital asset companies to create a cross-border form of tokenized U.S. dollar deposits.

Grand Rapids-based Independent Bank Corp. has agreed to buy HCB Bancorp for $70.2 million — the buyer's first deal since 2017.

Jurors determined that Aaron Luneke, the former chief financial officer of Bank of the Valley in Nebraska, obtained millions of dollars in loans — including from his own bank — by inflating contractor bills for a new car wash business.

The $8.2 billion-asset bank says it's nearly finished building a platform that will provide gaming operators with real-time payment capability.

Union Bank and Trust is resolving claims from a 2023 software exploit that exposed customer data to cybercriminals.

The Federal Reserve's recently published request for information on options for updating its check clearing apparatus has bankers fearing that it will opt to phase out paper checks entirely — an outcome that has community banks panicked.

Billy Beale, who was hired to clean up Virginia-based Blue Ridge Bankshares after its failed foray with fintechs, has left the $2.4 billion-asset company. His successor is Harry Golliday, who was named interim CEO.

The New York-based bank, which serves plaintiff law firms, agreed to pay $348 million for a Windy City community bank.

A New York state bill would reduce the barrier for minority-bank and community-bank participation in the state's long-standing Banking Development District program.

Brookfield, Wisconsin-based Landmark Credit Union's planned takeover of American National Bank-Fox Cities is the second credit union-bank acquisition announced in 2026.

Dean Bass, who served as CEO at two Houston community banks, plans to acquire Lone Star Bank in a deal expected to close this summer.

Midland States Bancorp had struggled in 2025 with accounting-related issues and bottom-line losses.

A House subcommittee debated new legislation to improve bank data sharing and slow down transactions to thwart sophisticated financial scams.

Glen Herrick, a veteran bank director, penned a resignation letter criticizing the West Virginia company's executive-compensation policies and what he described as a failure to focus on core profitability.

The Chicago-based lender service provider, which has helped build Northeast Bank in Maine into an SBA powerhouse, has expanded its capacity with an AI-driven technology upgrade.

The House Financial Services Committee passed a legislative package heavily favored by banks in a 26-16 vote

The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency finalized rules rescinding fair housing data requirements and expanding speedy licensing for banks under $30B in assets as part of Comptroller Jonathan Gould's push for more risk-based supervision.

Senate Banking Committee Chair Tim Scott, R-S.C., told reporters that community banking didn't fit into the housing package moving forward in the upper chamber, but that he's in discussions with House leaders and the White House to move a separate financial services package.

Experts say that compliance with a potential executive order being considered by the White House that would require banks to collect citizenship information would be costly, especially for community banks.