The company could use proceeds from the planned offering to add branches and make bigger loans.

Just two months after a capital infusion, First Capital Bancshares added banking veterans including John McCoy and Harvey Glick as directors in a board overhaul, changed CEOs, and decided to move its corporate headquarters to Charleston, S.C.

Triumph Bancorp has developed technology to help freight brokers make faster payments to truckers, charging a fee for the service.

Their partnership aims to make it easier for community banks and other institutional investors to vet loans that they could buy from online lenders.

The Chicago institution, formed in 2010 to buy the failed ShoreBank, has hired Sandler O'Neill to gauge interest from potential buyers, according to a published report.

Having solid relationships with those who cover the banking industry can lend credibility to management teams, especially when times are tough.

The as-yet-unnamed bank, which would be based near Charlotte, N.C., would be led by Randy Helton, a former CEO at American Community Bancshares.

The company, which recently shared a three-year plan to bring in more lower-cost deposits and commercial loans, seems ready to play offense a year after the ouster of its CEO.

Nonbank mortgage firms are seeking formal assurance from the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau that they will not become subject to surprise audits or enforcement without involvement of a state regulator.

Achieva Credit Union, which recently formed a business to advise other acquisition-minded credit unions, has agreed to buy Preferred Community Bank.

A strategic payments plan could shine a light on critical gaps in a community bank’s offerings; one frequently missed opportunity is credit cards, writes Deborah Matthews Phillips, managing director of payment strategy for Jack Henry & Associates.

The company agreed to buy Bank of River Oaks for $85 million in cash.

The Justice Department required the sales before signing off on MainSource's pending sale to First Financial in Cincinnati.

People's Bank of Commerce in southern Oregon decided it had to diversify to survive, so when a director heard a factoring firm he co-founded was up for sale, the bank seized the moment. Now it has other deals in mind.

HopFed was ordered to pay the legal fees for Stilwell Group, which sued the bank after its directors passed a bylaw intended to keep the investor off its board.

The company must develop and implement a system of internal controls to ensure full Bank Secrecy Act and anti-money-laundering compliance.

As the economy strengthens, more banks are facing pressure to pay up for the best lenders and tech specialists.

Wells Fargo’s troubles show that the bank needs to rebuild trust with consumers and the diverse neighborhoods where it operates in order to succeed.

The California company has agreed to buy Grandpoint Capital, a business bank in Los Angeles, for $641 million.

Cambridge Bancorp in Massachusetts is looking to prove to entrepreneurs that it is in the business for the long haul.