BB&T will dismiss most of a 21-person small business lending group who had been employed by Susquehanna Bancshares.

Standard Treasury team joined SVB Financial's information technology team this week to help it expand the bank's digital banking platform.

BankUnited in Miami Lakes, Fla., has added a former New York state judge and a former Florida community bank chief executive to its board.

Webster Financial in Waterbury, Conn. has hired a deputy chief financial officer from Citigroup.

Plaza Bank in Irvine, Calif., has hired Kathy Gonzales for the newly created role of director of branch banking.

Blue Valley Ban Corp. in Overland Park, Kan., has obtained regulatory approval to redeem its Troubled Asset Relief program preferred shares.

Executives still have a number of reasons to put off acquisitions, as a dearth of natural targets and regulatory scrutiny still provide enough reasons to be hesitant. As a result, 2015 deal activity is flat compared with a year earlier.

Atlantic Coast Mortgage's Ashley Smith explains why keeping her referral partners happy is the key to her success as a loan officer.

Customers expect mobile banking services — but they're not necessarily impressed by them. Bank marketers should instead emphasize their institutions' problem-solving capabilities and skilled professionals.

CoBiz Financial's bank chairman, Jonathan Lorenz, will retire in December.

Prosperity Bancshares in Houston has ended a short, self-imposed break from acquisitions, agreeing to buy Tradition Bancshares in Houston.

Coast Bancorp has sold two buildings next to its bank's headquarters in San Luis Obispo, Calif., and has refinanced debt.

Banc of California in Irvine, Calif., has named James McKinney principal accounting officer

Old Line Bancshares in Bowie, Md., has agreed to buy Regal Bancorp in Owings Mills, Md.

Summit Financial Group in Moorefield, W.Va., said its employee stock-ownership plan has acquired a stake in the company from a Louisiana bank.

Heritage Oaks Bancorp in Paso Robles, Calif., has purchased of $3 million worth of its trust-preferred securities.

Washington Trust has significantly increased its deposit market share in Rhode Island in the past five years, without buying any banks, and is casting its eye across the state's borders. We talk growth strategy with the company's CEO and its COO.

Cordia Bancorp in Midlothian, Va., has named O.R. "Ed" Barham president and chief executive of Bank of Virginia.

Frontline employees shape their own work environments as well as the experiences of their customers — as demonstrated by a trip to the much-dreaded Department of Motor Vehicles.

Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. Vice Chairman Thomas Hoenig on Tuesday reiterated his plan for banks that stick to "traditional" banking models and maintain high capital ratios to receive eased regulatory requirements, but added an extra incentive to the mix.