Both Canadian banks are awaiting green lights from regulators for their pending acquisitions of U.S. banks. "We don't control the timing of all the regulatory approvals," TD's chief executive said Thursday.

Peach State Federal Credit Union in Lawrenceville, Georgia, is merging with Abbeville Community Federal Credit Union in Abbeville and Pickens Federal Credit Union in Pickens.

Byline Bancorp in Chicago said it would buy Inland Bancorp in a cash-and-stock transaction that would create an $8.5 billion-asset bank.

The transaction, which would have created the country's largest custody bank, was derailed after regulators demanded certain changes. The seller said that it has no plans to find a new buyer for its investor services business.

Royal Bank of Canada posted earnings highlighting its strength at home a day after striking the company's largest deal ever to bolster the business.

Royal Bank of Canada's planned acquisition of HSBC Holdings' Canadian unit would expand its lead in the country's heavily concentrated financial market, strengthening its dealings with companies and wealthy individuals, while potentially drawing scrutiny from regulators.

A group of investors led by Mexico's Banca Mifel and backed by the U.S. private equity giant Apollo Global Management are in talks with banks for about $2 billion of financing for their bid to buy Citigroup's Mexican retail unit Banamex.

Royal Bank of Canada agreed to buy HSBC Holdings' Canadian unit — the country's seventh-largest bank — for C$13.5 billion ($10 billion) in cash, expanding its roster of business clients and bulking up its retail presence on the West Coast as HSBC focuses on Asia.

The Canadian banking giant reached a five-year deal with community groups that includes $40 billion in investments to underserved groups. BMO aims to close its acquisition of San Francisco-based Bank of the West before the end of the year.

President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said he approves of the two known remaining bidders for Citigroup's Mexican retail unit, after other potential buyers were derailed amid strict conditions put forth by Mexico's leader.