Unlike other regions of the country, the western U.S. has seen very few large bank mergers in recent years. Here's why Pacific Premier's acquisition of Opus Bank could change that.

The Buffalo, N.Y., bank has hired Aarthi Murali away from JPMorgan Chase to serve as its first chief customer experience officer.

Newcomers Nymbus, Neocova, Finxact and Technisys and older competitors like Temenos, Infosys and Oracle are winning over community and regional banks by offering what some bankers describe as more flexible technology at fairer prices.

Despite what one critic says, Alaska USA Federal Credit Union’s acquisition of branches from TCF Financial will help underserved communities in Arizona.

Despite what one critic says, Alaska USA Federal Credit Union’s acquisition of branches from TCF Financial will help underserved communities in Arizona.

The California company will pay $1 billion for Opus, a once highflying bank that struggled with credit issues in recent years.

The people of tiny Duncan, Ariz., have found creative ways to adapt to life in a banking desert, but their experience augurs a worrisome future for many other rural communities.

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National Lloyds, which provides insurance for mobile homes, has a distribution network that operates in 40 states.

The Toronto firm, Canada’s fifth-largest lender by assets, must keep “a careful eye on costs” and improve efficiency, its CEO said in a corporate memo.

Mortgages, auto loans and credit cards should perform well for the next two quarters. Beyond that, all bets are off.

A new app will allow small-business clients to quickly apply for credit while expanded offerings for homeowners associations will help CIT build up its base of low-cost deposits.

Banks would be allowed to own stakes in venture capital funds; the combined BB&T-SunTrust isn’t realizing cost savings as fast as it projected.

Lenders that depend on the Export-Import Bank to back loans to exporters are already seeing business borrowing pick up after Congress reauthorized the agency in December.

Kenneth Lehman, a former banking attorney who acquires large stakes in small banks, will buy BankFlorida, which lost $555,000 through the first nine months of 2019.

The head of the small-bank trade group called for hearings to discuss tougher limits on credit union acquisitions of banks.

The company has revised its near-term forecasts for reducing expenses, citing delayed branch closings and a decision to spend more time testing systems ahead of conversion and integration.

The benefits include improved financial inclusion, the chairman of the NCUA argues.

The promise of post-closing payments encourages top executives to pursue deals that aren’t necessarily in their self-interest, but investors may eventually raise concerns that the packages are expensive and too focused on the short term.