Consolidations

The failure of Seaway Bank, once the nation's biggest black-owned bank, cost the FDIC $57.2 million.

The New York company may struggle with profitability as it decides whether to find a new buyer.

The phrase “it is what it is” came up several times as CEO Joseph Ficalora addressed analysts’ questions about nixing plans to buy Astoria and the challenges of getting another deal done.

The company wants a big deal to help push it over $50 billion of assets, at which point it will be considered systematically important.

First Merchants in Muncie, Ind., has agreed to buy Arlington Bank in Upper Arlington, Ohio.

Heritage Oaks in California ended talks with an unnamed institution when it couldn't get a response on a regulatory concern.

Why one small credit union in Wisconsin thought its best option was to seek out a much larger credit union to with which to merge.

To succeed, the Tennessee company must build on momentum created by BNC, the bank it just agreed to buy.

CEOs at several regionals have decided to sit on the sidelines so they can digest recent big acquisitions, while others are contemplating going for more deals provided they find lower-risk opportunities.

The Cleveland company also had a record quarter for its investment banking business.