EagleBank in Bethesda, Md., priced a secondary offering of close to 2.5 million shares of common stock at $35.50 per share on Thursday.

Banco Popular got the most press for agreeing to buy the failed Doral Bank. But the deal also revealed one surprise winner, First BanCorp, while another institution, OFG Bancorp, was shut out of the process.

FCB Financial Holdings in Weston, Fla., has terminated its loss-share agreements with the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp.

Citigroup reached a deal to issue most of its global consumer credit and debit cards on MasterCard's network.

A recent CFPB enforcement action shows that lenders must not only avoid misleading statements, but anything in connection with their advertising that may have the likelihood of significantly confusing consumers.

Triumph Bancorp in Dallas has purchased several entities that the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. retained after the failure of Doral Financial in Puerto Rico.

ING Groep NV, the biggest Dutch bank, said it will end an investment in its former U.S. insurance unit, Voya Financial Inc., by selling 45.6 million shares.

HomeTrust Bancshares created a special call center and encouraged tellers to invite ATM customers inside the branches to answer questions and to differentiate the company from Bank of America in terms of fees.

Trade-based money laundering happens outside the financial system. But it can still create major issues for banks because criminals typically deposit their profits in bank accounts.

The $691 million-asset Howard will pay $10.1 million, or $5.09 a share, in cash and stock for the $226 million-asset Patapsco.

The California company has poached lenders from larger rivals, while expanding into specialty finance lines. Those moves have positioned Opus for a growth spurt that should outpace organic growth at most other community banks.

Springleaf Holdings Inc., the U.S. consumer lender that sold stock to the public in 2013, agreed to buy Citigroup's subprime lender OneMain Financial for $4.25 billion in cash.

Sterling Bancorp in Montebello, N.Y., has acquired payroll funding firm Damian Services Corp.

WSFS Financial in Wilmington, Del., has agreed to buy Alliance Bancorp Inc. of Pennsylvania in Broomall.

Wintrust Financial in Rosemont, Ill., has agreed to buy Community Financial Shares in Wheaton, Ill.

PacWest needed deposits to fuel its lending machine. Square 1 was drowning in liquidity. Similar deals could be in the works as low-cost deposits become more valuable in light of likely interest-rate increases.

A breakdown of M&A announcements in the financial services industry for the week ended Feb. 28.

A hedge fund is pressuring Webster Financial in Waterbury, Conn., to consider spinning off its health savings account division.

International remittances grew at a number of banks last year, according to new data, but anti-money-laundering rules may make the fee-based business too expensive to keep.

Eagle Bancorp in Bethesda, Md., is looking to raise funds to exit the Small Business Lending Fund.