The leadership at Boston Private Financial Holdings wanted to establish a wealth management partnership with SVB Financial Group — but ended up striking a deal to sell the company to SVB instead.

Gov. Michelle Bowman said the agency's analysis of certain deals should weigh the competitive threats posed by technology companies and nonbanks.

A planned combination with Premier Federal Credit Union in Greensboro, N.C., will expand the Charlotte-based credit union's reach in the Tar Heel State.

A deal to merge with First General Credit Union in Norton Shores, Mich., will extend the Detroit-area institution's reach across the state.

Mike Cagney’s blockchain lending startup Figure Technologies plans to raise $250 million through a new blank-check company, according to an SEC filing.

ATG Trust, which has $387 million of assets under management, handles land trusts and administers court-supervised guardianships.

The blank-check company will hunt for deals in the financial services industry in both developed and emerging markets.

HoldCo Asset Management wrote in a letter to the Boston company's chairman that it also wants the board to consider share repurchases to improve shareholder value.

The combined institution will hold assets of more than $335 million and serve over 20,000 members across eight counties in Oregon.

Wells Fargo is opting to keep its private-label credit card unit after reaching out to potential buyers last year, according to a person with knowledge of the matter.

The tech giant says it will benefit heavily from its 2019 purchase of Worldpay as it seeks to provide digital payment services to merchants.

When its proposed sale to Suncoast Credit Union fell through, Apollo Bank decided to step up commercial lending and revamp its digital offerings in anticipation of an economic rebound in South Florida.

The North Carolina-based credit union, which purchased the vacant bank branch last summer, serves some members across the state line but has not had a brick-and-mortar presence there until now.

First Foundation is relocating its corporate headquarters to Dallas, where the tax burden is lighter and it sees more opportunity to beef up lending, add wealth management clients and pursue acquisitions of community banks.

Over the past 10 months the payment industry has seen several products and services of bygone eras that have been reconstituted, repackaged and positioned to help customers and small businesses to manage their finances and cash flow, says Avenue B Consulting's Maria Arminio.

The Los Angeles company agreed to buy $105 million of loans and a servicing portfolio that covers another $295 million in originations.

The California company acquired Civic Financial Services, which makes loans to residential real estate investors.

California Polytechnic State University is said to be seeking a new banking partner, a move that could leave the university-based credit union without a home.

Stephen Steinour, the head of Huntington Bancshares, approached TCF Financial about a merger three days after the latter's CEO abruptly retired. An agreement was sealed in about six weeks.

MoneyLion, a mobile banking, lending and investment platform, is in talks to go public through a merger with Fusion Acquisition, a blank-check company, according to people with knowledge of the matter.