The legislation would aim to address concerns that the current policy is outdated by establishing a new regime to limit asset growth for banks that are not well-capitalized.

Chuck Shaffer will take the helm in December, becoming the first leader outside of the Hudson family since the bank's formation in 1926.

Peoples Bank in Arkansas and Main Street Bank in Massachusetts are getting smarter about spotting suspicious transactions tied to unemployment benefit fraud as well as warning customers what to watch out for.

On Mar. 31, 2020. Dollars in thousands.

The Oregon company tapped Tory Nixon to serve as president of its bank.

After initially processing the loans manually, the Minnesota bank turned to "low code" software to build the electronic forms and workflows needed to approve loan applications. The result: a more than fivefold increase in the number of loans it could process in a day.

Johnson is exiting the state with the sale of the four locations.

Financial institutions in Oklahoma are collaborating to make mail-in voting easier.

On Mar. 31, 2020. Dollars in thousands.

On Mar. 31, 2020. Dollars in thousands.

Bankers said legislative fixes to the small-business rescue program should help more borrowers secure loan forgiveness, though new demand will likely remain tepid because the process is still extremely cumbersome.

James Smith, who recently completed his gradual transition out of banking, was spearheading a public-private economic development plan for Connecticut when the coronavirus pandemic hit. The crisis made the need for the plan greater — and the job harder.

Fallout from the coronavirus pandemic is pressuring banks that have relied on expansion efforts and fee income to produce outsize investor returns.

David Howard's leadership of the OceanFirst digital strategy and innovation team that has developed a robo adviser, an Alexa skill and other cutting-edge tools earned him recognition as one of American Banker's digital bankers of the year.

With the pandemic putting Plexiglas in short supply, Joe McDonald called up a local source: a former classmate.

Year to date through Mar. 31, 2020. Dollars in thousands.

Year to date through Mar. 31, 2020. Dollars in thousands.

Thomas O'Brien will take the helm at Sterling Bancorp, which is dealing with internal control issues and probes by the OCC and Justice Department into its mortgage operations.