Organizers of Bank of St. George were close to the finish line in 2020 when the COVID-19 pandemic arrived. Now CEO Bruce Jensen says the planned bank should open its doors by the end of the year.

The need to scale quickly is adding new challenges to the build vs. buy debate

The Independent Community Bankers of America is lobbying Congress to require federal credit unions to disclose CEO pay, as most other nonprofit organizations must do. The calls follow the discovery of a massive embezzlement scheme led by the CEO of a Mississippi credit union.

National banks are committing billions of dollars to fund the construction. But there's room for smaller institutions and credit unions.

The Connecticut-based bank announced its release from a formal agreement with regulators. It is pushing to expand in wealthy areas such as Beverly Hills, California, and Palm Beach, Florida.

Groups representing community banks and credit unions argue that the Department of Agriculture used a faulty process when it removed 10 lenders from its OneRD loan guarantee program

Five Star Bank near Sacramento plans to expand in Lodi, an agricultural hub in the Golden State's Central Valley region. The lender's growth push comes as the number of farm banks has been shrinking.

Colony Bankcorp has reached a $163 million deal to acquire Florence, South Carolina-based First Reliance Bancshares.

President Donald Trump said he wouldn't sign the housing bill, which includes several riders aimed at helping community banks, until Congress passes the SAVE Act.

After encountering a rough patch in 2023, seller 1895 Bancorp in Greenfield, Wisconsin, hired an investment bank to consider strategic opportunities.

The child of a slave grew up to become the first woman to open a bank in the U.S., and pioneered community banking for Black communities.

At least nine Dallas-area institutions have agreed to sell themselves since late 2024, with the Oklahoma City-based MidFirst Bank's deal for Dallas Capital marking the latest transaction.

Isabella Bancorp in Mount Pleasant to enter the Grand Rapids market with $54.6 million purchase of Grand River Commerce in Grandville.

National Capital Bank, founded in 1889, and Old Dominion National Bank, founded in 2007, are combining with plans to take the merged entity public.

Oklahoma City-based BancFirst agreed to pay an undisclosed sum for SpiritBank. The deal comes just seven months after the buyer completed another in-state acquisition.

Independent Community Bankers of America is launching a new campaign comparing community banks with crypto companies, and highlights potential harm that the latter could pose to Main Street.

Rising assessment fees and the fear of punitive actions under newly installed state regulator Rohit Chopra may push some California-chartered banks to switch to a federal overseer, some industry observers say.

Adam Metz has spent the past decade in senior management roles at Pennsylvania-based Orrstown. For the past year, Metz, served as chief operating officer and the designated successor to departed CEO Thomas Quinn.