More than a third of banks formed from 2006 to 2008 no longer exist. Leaders of three banks still in business share their tips on how they have remained open — and relevant.

Blue Gate Bank, which opened in January 2017, is being sold to Big Poppy Holdings.

Stock Yards Bancorp in Louisville, Ky., has named James Hillebrand as its next CEO when David Heintzman retires later this year.

Seneca-Cayuga Bancorp wants a limited-use charter to maneuver around a New York law that bars mutuals from working with municipalities.

Despite Tuesday's blip, many banks have seen double-digit gains in the months since the Dodd-Frank reform law was unveiled. There's good reason to think the run-up will continue.

The company will also acquire three branches in Worcester County, Mass., when it buys the parent of Milford National Bank and Trust.

Year to date through Mar. 31, 2018. Dollars in thousands.

Year to date through Mar. 31, 2018. Dollars in thousands.

The London interbank offered rate will likely be replaced by a new reference rate that critics say is better suited for the derivatives market than it is for commercial lending.

Lenders would have a lighter data-reporting burden, but they may end up deciding to collect the data anyway.

The Pennsylvania company agreed to pay $17 million for Community First. It is Emclaire's third bank acquisition deal since early 2016.

CEO Bruce Lee believes a multicharter model, which many other banks have scrapped, gives the Iowa company an edge in smaller markets.

Organizers of Scottsdale Community Bank plan to raise a minimum of $16 million.

An activist investor, which opposed two director nominees, failed to obtain the legally required approval from the Seattle company's state bank regulator before launching its challenge.

As President Trump signed the regulatory relief bill into law on Thursday, most of the attention was on a provision to help regional banks with more than $50 billion of assets. But a majority of the new law is aimed at helping institutions below $10 billion. Here's how.

A competitive job market and improved security protocols are pushing more banks to consider letting employees work remotely.

Farmers & Merchants Bancorp is looking for a successor for Paul Siebenmorgan, who has been its CEO for nearly 15 years.

A recent wave of high-premium acquisitions, paired with sweeping regulatory reform, is setting the stage for more large-scale M&A.

A coalition of free-market-oriented groups is calling on Senate Finance Committee Chairman Orrin Hatch to rethink his push for a new tax on credit unions.

Union Bankshares has reached an agreement under which Federal Savings Bank will originate mortgages in its branches.