A key deadline for anti-fraud card technology is prompting more retailers and banks to take a hard look at mobile payments platforms.

HMN Financial in Rochester, Minn., has agreed to buy certain assets and liabilities of Kasson State Bank.

An "unexpected" regulatory delay has forced M&T Bank in Buffalo, N.Y., and Hudson City Bancorp in Paramus, N.J., to delay their merger for the fourth time.

John W. Allison is always on the hunt for non-dilutive deals that will boost his Arkansas company's earnings. That has largely led to deals for Florida banks, but Home just agreed to buy nearly $300 million in nationwide commercial real estate credits and recruited a team to open a loan production office in New York.

Home BancShares in Conway, Ark., has found another opportunity in the failure of Doral Bank.

Wintrust Financial in Rosemont, Ill., has announced its second acquisition in four days.

A unit of BB&T in Winston-Salem, N.C., has agreed to buy certain assets from a wholesale insurance broker in New Jersey.

First Financial Bankshares in Abilene, Texas, has agreed to buy FBC Bancshares in Conroe, Texas.

As the industry's recovery boosts hopes of new-bank activity, some are already focused on what the greater stability could mean for the embattled industrial loan company charter.

Citigroup is preparing to sell Prime Reinsurance Co., a subsidiary created five years ago to ease the spinoff of life insurer Primerica, according to people familiar with the process.

CenterState Bank used April Fools' Day to unveil a fake #GreedTogether campaign that mocks Starbucks, McDonald's and the banking industry, promising ridiculous cash-back rewards and clothing printed with pictures of cash.

Carolina Bank Holdings in Greensboro, N.C., has raised $15.1 million through a private placement of convertible preferred stock.

CommunityOne Bancorp in Charlotte, N.C., has agreed to buy a branch in Lenoir, N.C., from CertusBank.

Delmarva, the parent of the $192 million-asset 1880 Bank, will pay $8 million in cash for the $133 million-asset Easton.

Atlantic Coast Financial in Jacksonville, Fla., has been released from an enforcement action that required it to improve its capital ratios.

The $317 million-asset State Bank said in a press release Tuesday that it will sell the Yuma, Ariz., branch — along with $17 million in deposits and $18 million in loans — for roughly $750,000.

Bank of Montreal can double its U.S. customer base without further acquisitions by its Chicago-based BMO Harris Bank unit, Chief Executive Officer William Downe said.

Sun Bancorp in Mount Laurel, N.J., has decided to sell another branch and consolidate nine others as part of the ongoing streamlining of its retail network.

Summit Financial in Moorefield, W.Va., has filed to raise $15 million over time.

Guaranty Bancorp in Denver is registering shares so that a number of large investors can sell stock over time.