When Trinity Capital in New Mexico put itself up for sale last summer, it reached out to several local banks to gauge their interest. Then came a surprise offer from a suitor based a thousand miles away.

Morris State will pay $24 million for the parent of Farmers & Merchants Bank.

A consolidation of Germany's fragmented banking market is very much in the cards, following months of speculation.

Synovus has given CFO Kevin Blair the additional title of COO. He will oversee three business lines, plus tech, operations and product and treasury management.

The $180 million acquisition is the first for Berkshire since the sudden departure of CEO Michael Daly.

The $25.5 billion-asset company has also restructured its securities portfolio as part of a broader effort to reduce costs and improve profits.

Balances from the 52 branches Flagstar bought from Wells Fargo fell by 22% between the deal's announcement and closing, forcing the Michigan company to adjust the math for earning back tangible book value.

Associated will gain low-cost deposits and branches in 13 new markets after the deal closes.

Community 1st Credit Union now has roughly $150 million in assets and more than 12,000 members after absorbing Generations Credit Union.

The former head of Heritage Oaks Bancorp says she relishes a chance to reinvent Luther Burbank, a thrift that wants to make more commercial loans — a shift she has deftly orchestrated before.

Uniti Financial focuses on the Korean-American community through three offices around Los Angeles.

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The New Jersey company terminated an acquisition after being hit with the order in 2016.

The company has agreed to by $145 million for Bridgeview Bancorp.

Merchants has agreed to buy NattyMac, a company it has been in business with since 2014.

At $3.3 billion in assets, the combined organization would be the second-largest CU in Washington state.

The Massachusetts bank has offered wealth management services in the state for several years.

This may be “the first wave” of managers being held accountable for the phony accounts scandal; high prices discouraging cross-border acquisitions.

Amid negotiations with Synchrony Financial over the potential purchase of a $10 billion portfolio, Capital One's Richard Fairbank indicated Wednesday that he is willing to walk away.

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