Independent Community Bankers of America CEO Camden Fine said his group “will not participate in making the perfect the enemy of the good” when it comes to further amending the regulatory relief bill.

The company will take a nearly $10 million hit after setting aside funds to cover a case of potential borrower fraud.

Financial Institutions, the parent of Five Star Bank, was hit with a "needs to improve" rating after a review of its activities from 2011 to 2013.

BankFirst Financial Services in Columbus, Miss., has acquired HomeFirst, a mortgage services firm.

Park National, which came to regret its acquisition of a Florida bank just before the financial crisis, took more than a year to vet NewDominion before making an offer.

With substantial regulatory relief within reach, community bankers should use their clout to shape cybersecurity policy and ensure a level playing field for banks and nonbanks, retiring ICBA chief Cam Fine says.

The company's deal for Coastway Bancorp in Rhode Island makes sense since both institutions are former credit unions.

The National Credit Union Administration’s defense of changes to a field-of-membership rule was challenged by a federal judge on Wednesday, suggesting an American Bankers Association lawsuit against the revisions may be successful.

A customer is claiming that the Chicago bank operates a "predatory" overdraft fee program.

Organizers in Winston-Salem are planning to raise at least $25 million to form Community Bank of the Carolinas.

The credit union's deal for American Founders Bank would be the third credit union acquisition of a bank this year.

Timothy Zimmerman is optimistic about regulatory relief and the capabilities of the association's next CEO, but he remains wary of nonbank competition and cybersecurity risk.

On Dec. 31, 2017. Dollars in thousands.

On Dec. 31, 2017. Dollars in thousands.

The SBA may back off of poultry loans after its inspector general determined that farmers are often controlled by big corporations. That could cause headaches for lenders with a focus on that business.

The company has agreed to buy United Community Bancorp. With the $114 million deal it would add five branches in the Cincinnati area.

Bankers should be careful in their push to deregulate, as efforts to roll back some crisis-era rules will likely add new risks to the financial system.

Franklin Synergy and MidFirst both plan to deploy the online lending platform, which according to its creator can render loan decisions in just under three minutes.

KS Bancorp disclosed in a legal filing that an takeover effort by First Citizens is spooking lenders and prompting prospects to delay and cancel plans to move deposits and lending relationships.

The mutual has agreed to buy Cape Ann Insurance, which specializes in personal insurance products.