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Royal Bank of Canada, CIBC and Toronto-Dominion have the capital to do deals, but they would rather use it to build out new business lines or expand into new markets than buy other banks. Here’s why.

The Pennsylvania company agreed to pay $17 million for Community First. It is Emclaire's third bank acquisition deal since early 2016.

CEO Bruce Lee believes a multicharter model, which many other banks have scrapped, gives the Iowa company an edge in smaller markets.

European payment gateway SIA has agreed to acquire First Data's card processing in a group of countries in Eastern Europe.

An activist investor, which opposed two director nominees, failed to obtain the legally required approval from the Seattle company's state bank regulator before launching its challenge.

Bull’s Eye CU prepares to merge with Connexus CU

The agreement was tied to the Puerto Rico company's 2010 purchase of the failed Westernbank.

Otting wants banks to make small loans to consumers; the German bank will reduce headcount by at least 7,000.

A recent wave of high-premium acquisitions, paired with sweeping regulatory reform, is setting the stage for more large-scale M&A.

At the 2018 CUNA CFO Council conference, an NCUA staffer offered examples of how the regulator aims to improve the exam process and make it easier for credit unions to do business.

With the acquisition Timberland would add $187 million in assets in the Puget Sound area.

The Indiana company agreed to pay $101 million for the $586 million-asset First Security.

Independent's branch network in Denver will nearly triple after it completes the $1 billion acquisition.

MapleMark Bank, which was known as First National Bank of Edgewood when it was bought by an investment group last year, will use the funds to support commercial lending and private banking.

Adobe’s powers to drive digital customer experiences with cloud-based systems will reshape Magento's offerings and underscore how critical a robust payments stack has become to commercial infrastructure providers serving a global, omnichannel audience.

The company will snag its first branches in three towns in Connecticut and Rhode Island after buying locations from Webster Financial.

The Asian-American bank agreed to buy SWNB Bancorp for $77 million.

An effort to oust two directors at the Seattle company was nullified after the investor failed to seek the required approval from the bank's state regulator.