Native American tribal leaders are hoping foreign banks might step in to provide added assistance if regulators act on a plan leaders have put forward to designate Indian country as its own area under the Community Reinvestment Act.

The Banking Committee chairman's comments have advanced legislative efforts, but questions remain about where he'll take the issue.

The FDIC's latest report on deposit market share shows the nation's seven biggest banks flexing their muscles, while smaller banks' market share gets smaller.

The loan participation has been flagged for potentially fraudulent activity.

An increase in credit union acquisitions of banks has been a blow to the morale of many commercial bankers, and some of their trade organizations are trying to slow down the trend. There may be little they can do.

The fifth-generation banker, who has already been serving as a central bank governor, was confirmed by the U.S. Senate in a 60-31 vote.

First Community Bankshares will buy Highlands Bankshares for $91 million.

Banks are taking back more farmland through foreclosure than at any point in the past three years as low crop prices, epic flooding and the Trump administration’s trade spat with China have left many farmers struggling to pay their debts.

The company says its exposure involves a participation loan to a business customer for which it was the originator.

Academy Bank in Kansas City, Mo., which shuttered nearly a quarter of its branches between 2015 and 2018, is now in expansion mode. Its CEO explains his renewed affinity for brick and mortar.

Hal Schroeder of FASB claims that investors have no confidence in the current loss standard. Several investors at a prominent accounting conference disagree.

The unnamed borrower was the victim of an alleged scam by another company.

The massive scale of the e-commerce market is burdening community banks with its volume of payments. But there may be strength in numbers.

A proposed combination of First Defiance and United Financial is designed to create an Ohio company that can better weather shocks from lower rates and economic uncertainty.

On Jun. 30, 2019. Dollars in thousands.

On Jun. 30, 2019. Dollars in thousands.

The deal between First Defiance and United Community would create a $6 billion-asset bank.

Skip Brown, an executive with Winston-Salem Banking Group, says it has signed a letter of intent to buy a community bank three months after withdrawing a charter application.

Other banks have made splashy acquisitions there, but PSB Holdings is getting ready to open a branch after making inroads in the market for three years. Its next step could be M&A.

Both banks focus on the Chinese-American community.