The North Carolina bank’s earlier $60 billion plan, which was tied to the BB&T-SunTrust merger, is set to expire this year. Its new efforts are a sign that such deals aren't always one-off arrangements meant to grease the rails for an acquisition.

Bank of Montreal is selling about C$2.7 billion ($2.1 billion) in shares to help fund its purchase of Bank of the West from BNP Paribas. 

The Federal Reserve's unanimous approval is a win for the Rhode Island company, though it will have have to take part in an additional round of stress tests in 2023.

A $1.9 billion lawsuit against Bank of Montreal — which is accused of lying to a judge after a predecessor bank destroyed documents — may go to trial late this year. The legal imbroglio is coming to a head as regulators examine the Canadian banking giant’s proposed acquisition of Bank of the West.

The two similarly named companies had planned to merge. At issue is whether Amalgamated Financial in the Big Apple violated terms of that agreement when it called off the deal in February.

Ramp, a startup that offers corporate cards and other finance tools to businesses, raised $750 million in a funding round that valued the fintech at $8.1 billion.

Banks across Europe and the U.S. committed to lend tens of billions of dollars for leveraged buyouts and acquisitions. Now they need to find buyers for the debt, and demand is relatively weak.

Seven of the 10 largest merger agreements since 2012 have been struck in the last year and a half. Here's a look at how they stack up against each other.

The two Wisconsin banks have roughly $3 billion of assets and more than 20 branches.

JPMorgan Chase agreed to buy Global Shares, a provider of cloud-based software for managing employee share plans, as the biggest U.S. bank scoops up firms to fend off competition.