First Community Bancshares in Bluefield, Va., spent $15.5 million to buy back the securities.

There is optimism that consolidation could bounce back from a lackluster 2016 as bank stocks rally. At the same time, expectations of regulatory easing and tax reform could entice more banks to stay independent, at least in the short term.

Credit unions are relying on tried-and-true methods of aiding the communities they serve, all while adding new and innovative strategies into the mix.

Flushing Financial in Uniondale, N.Y., has its next chairman lined up.

The OCC's limited-purpose fintech charter will separate the healthiest fintech companies from the unhealthy ones — leading fintech one step closer to disrupting the incumbents.

The growth of digital channels is changing bank M&A values, forcing buyers to focus less on branches and more on the volume of customer data.

Nondepository lenders are beating their bank competitors when it comes to both digital innovation and market share in the mortgage industry. As interest rates rise, banks will need to move toward electronic closings and adopt other innovations if they want to stay competitive.

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People's Utah Bancorp in American Fork has its next chief financial officer waiting in the wings a year in advance.

Advia Credit Union in Parchment, Mich., has agreed to buy Peoples Bank in Elkhorn, Wis.

Shore Bancshares in Easton, Md., has agreed to buy three branches around Baltimore from Northwest Bancshares in Warren, Pa.

A unit of M&T Bank in Buffalo, N.Y., has bought certain operations of Philadelphia mortgage firm Carey, Kramer, Pettit, Panichelli & Associates.

Garrett Richter is taking on a bigger role at First Florida Integrity Bank in Naples.

An influx of new people to the Pacific Northwest and Southeast could have big implications for banking, from M&A to de novo efforts.

The Federal Reserve has terminated a written agreement with First Personal Financial in Orland Park, Ill., that had existed for more than six years.

Eight hostages were released and are all believed to be unharmed.

It's tougher for women-led technology companies to raise money from venture capitalists—or any investor—than it is for men. But the challenge is deeper than overt sexism.

The Dodd-Frank Act is just the latest in a long string of policy out of Washington that harmed the greatest banking system devised by man.

Valley National Bancorp in Wayne, N.J., has promoted Dianne Grenz to become its chief consumer banking officer.

CenterState Banks in Winter Haven, Fla., is looking to raise at least $60 million through a public offering.