Adding Community Bankers Trust would help United fill a key service gap between its branches in Northern Virginia and the Carolinas. It's United’s 33rd M&A deal under CEO Richard Adams.

Acquiring its local rival would give First Bank a commanding presence in Fayetteville and add to its presence in Raleigh, Charlotte and Wilmington.

In merging with First Midwest Bancorp, the Indiana company would finally gain a presence in the Midwest’s largest city.

Will McLane is expected to help the London-based bank develop strategic initiatives, look for acquisition opportunities and form technology partnerships, a person familiar with the matter said.

First Midwest Bancorp in Chicago and Old National Bancorp in Evansville, Indiana, agreed to an all-stock merger-of-equals that would create a $45 billion-asset Midwestern regional player.

The combination of Valley Strong Credit Union in Bakersfield and Financial Center Credit Union in Stockton would have 27 branches and nearly 200,000 members throughout the San Joaquin Valley.

The financial technology firm Stash is exploring options for a market listing, such as merging with a special purpose acquisition company or a traditional initial public offering, according to people with knowledge of the matter.

Honor Credit Union, one of Michigan’s largest credit unions, announced it's combining with ATL Federal Credit Union, which has just $15 million of assets.

Acquiring the U.K. bank’s East Coast branches and online-only bank is “great for our balance sheet, great for our physical footprint” and will accelerate the growth of Citizens’ own direct bank, says Chief Executive Bruce Van Saun.

The seemingly expensive acquisition of Aquesta Financial Holdings is the cost of expanding in North Carolina's largest city.

Advocates for depositor-owned banks want regulators to block the combination of a one-branch thrift and Minnesota’s largest credit union, for fear it will lead to similar deals.

The London-based banking giant is selling 90 of its branches and shuttering about three dozen more. The 20 or so branches it is retaining will be transformed into international wealth centers.

A New York court ordered the freezing of $560 million in assets held by entities controlled by Renren CEO Joseph Chen, Softbank Group and others, an amount pegged to a stake in the personal finance startup Social Finance, which is slated for a blank-check merger this week.

The Indiana company is buying 14 branches that Huntington Bancshares is divesting as a condition of its deal to buy TCF Financial.

With rock-bottom rates suppressing interest income, some buyers are looking beyond traditional M&A and striking deals for asset managers, insurance firms and other businesses that generate the bulk of their revenue from fees.

GreenState Credit Union's agreements to buy community banks in Illinois and Nebraska renewed the debate over whether federal tax exemption gives credit unions an unfair competitive advantage.

As both e-commerce and payment fraud accelerate, Sift is strengthening its digital protection platform by acquiring Chargeback, a real-time dispute management provider.

The target is among the top-performing banks in Utah and the only bank in a five-state region with assets between $3 billion and $10 billion.

Deutsche Bank must be ready for possible acquisitions once consolidation in European banking accelerates, CEO Christian Sewing said, the clearest hint yet that he’s considering deals again halfway through his four-year turnaround program.

American State would be the largest bank buyout for Equity, which has acquired 17 banks since 2003.