Rivertown Community Federal Credit Union and Allegan Credit Union in Michigan will join forces in January under their shared boss, Kris Lewis.

Alabama One said the deal for First Bank of Wadley, a subsidiary of Peoples Independent Bancshares in Boaz, Alabama, would expand its footprint in the eastern part of the state.

Banks, fintechs and credit unions are cautiously investing in technology and customer experience as next year's economy remains uncertain.

Banco Bradesco, Brazil's second-biggest bank by market value, plans to buy more minority stakes in tech companies to accelerate its expansion in the United States.

Dicier credit conditions, recession fears and tougher regulatory scrutiny combined to weaken merger activity in 2022. A push for scale is bound to resume when interest rates level off — at least among smaller banks, analysts say.

The business being sold to Madison Dearborn Partners provides trustee and administrative services to asset managers and retirement plans.

The crypto exchange Binance.US will buy Voyager Digital's assets out of bankruptcy in a deal worth $1.022 billion, a discount to an earlier, failed sale struck with FTX.

Banks, fintechs and advisors are cautiously pushing investments next year to keep up with industry expectations.

A group of shareholders in the Dubuque, -Iowa-based bank, including a former chairman and CEO, have agreed to quit advocating for a sale of the $19.7 billion-asset company

In the third CU-bank deal announced in the past 10 days, LGE Community Credit Union in Atlanta would acquire Greater Community Bank in Rome, Georgia.