Expansions in the state by giants such as JPMorgan Chase and Bank of America could accelerate credit union consolidation, as evidenced by two recent deals.

Consumers favor credit cards that offer better spending rewards and that card issuers should consider providing services to help their customers manage growing account balances, J.D. Power's annual survey found.

The Canadian bank committed Monday to lending and investing over $2 billion in the Garden State's lower- to middle-income communities over the next three years. A $50 billion, multistate agreement was scrapped earlier this year after TD failed to get approval to buy First Horizon.

UBS Group AG decided to end an agreement with the Swiss government to cover losses it could incur from the rescue of Credit Suisse, a sign that the mammoth integration is on track and the stricken lender's assets might be less troublesome than initially feared.

The Wilmington, Delaware, bank announced this week that it had purchased Bell Rock Capital. WSFS' management says that legal troubles involving that investment advisory firm's founder won't affect the transaction.

The nearly $81 million plan to buy Community Financial Group in Spokane, Washington, would mark the 13th acquisition in the past decade for Glacier. The Montana-based bank has more than tripled in size during that time.

Bankers say regulatory burden, rising costs and intensifying competition will reignite a drive for scale and spur dealmaking provided interest rates level off and the economic outlook improves.

Texas State Bankshares has agreed to buy Estrada Hinojosa & Co., one of the nation's biggest municipal underwriting and advisory firms.

The Minneapolis company is issuing stock to the Japanese banking giant that previously owned MUFG Union Bank in order to repay part of a $3.5 billion obligation. The move will also boost a key capital ratio, which sagged after the deal was completed, but is expected to cut into U.S. Bancorp's earnings per share.

The Seattle bank, which has lost about two-thirds of its market value this year, is also said to be considering raising capital and selling assets.