The deal would rank among the biggest bank combinations since the financial crisis, creating a coast-to-coast franchise with about $563 billion of assets and branch presence in 29 of the nation’s 30 largest markets.

Members of $5.3 million-asset WJC Federal Credit Union will vote to merge into $3.2 billion-asset Truliant FCU, based in North Carolina.

Wells Fargo is exploring selling a unit offering store-branded credit cards as the bank chooses businesses to keep or break off in a broad strategic overhaul, according to people with knowledge of the matter.

The deal, intended to bolster CUNA Mutual's digital capabilities, is the company's second such move in a month.

The deal, PenFed's second merger announcement with a significantly smaller credit union, would expand its footprint into the Midwest.

Smarsh, which enables banks and other clients to archive employee communications, is buying the AI firm Digital Reasoning as employers increasingly seek surveillance options for personnel working from home.

Temporary policy responses have mitigated problems in the short-term funding markets related to the pandemic, but permanent fixes may be necessary in some areas, the agency said in a report.

Anchor Bank in Palm Beach Gardens was rescued by Bolivian investors after the financial crisis and began catering to South American clientele. Now it has agreed to buy a Broward County bank, setting the stage for its long-awaited, in-market expansion.

The Indiana company agreed to acquire Hoosier Trust, which manages about $300 million in assets.

Muhlenberg Community Hospital CU said in a notice to members it needed a merger partner in part because it did not have the resources to keep up with monitoring for "cybersecurity and terrorism activities."

Infinity FCU sought out a merger partner after realizing that even at $338 million in assets it was too small to provide the technologies members wanted. It could be a harbinger of more deals among larger players.

The U.S. Justice Department sued to block Visa’s $5.3 billion deal for the data aggregator over concerns that it would harm competition in the global payments market.

If the deal is approved, the $6.4 million-asset credit union would drop its federal share insurance upon joining Towpath Credit Union.

A deal bringing Charleston County Teachers Federal Credit Union into the fold is South Carolina Federal’s third acquisition of 2020.

Refinitiv, a global risk intelligence firm, has agreed to buy Giact, a company founded by a brother-and-sister team in Allen, Texas, in 2004 to enhance payment fraud protection and identity verification for banks and corporations.

Members of Niagara Mohawk Power Corp. Troy Employees Federal Credit Union recently voted to merge with Albany-based CAP COM.

As the pandemic and economic downturn take their toll on consumer spending, the card companies are relying on scale, partnerships and subsidiaries to turn consulting, security and fast technology deployment into new and sustainable revenue streams.

Professional Holding has opened an office close to Boston to make loans to aspiring CEOs — often recent business school graduates — who are looking to buy their first businesses.

Mastercard has rolled out a set of AI-powered tools to thwart fraud and data breaches across banks' ecosystems, particularly to benefit acquirers’ online merchants.

Alliance Data plans to make Bread’s buy now, pay later options available to credit card-issuing merchant clients.