Dealmaking through early November is slightly ahead of last year's clip thanks to a recent flurry of merger announcements. However, excluding BB&T-SunTrust, values and multiples are shrinking.

Community bank leaders at an ABA-hosted meeting questioned the timing for a new accounting standard for loan losses and discussed their struggles to keep pace with new technology.

Completing the deal before the new year would let the merged company avoid an earnings hit in complying with the Current Expected Credit Loss accounting standard and give it more flexibility on capital adjustments.

First Horizon, Iberiabank in year's second-biggest bank merger; bank failure in New Jersey is nation's third in a week; smaller banks take a turn swinging the ax; and more from this week's most-read stories.

Chesterfield's proposed merger into Virginia Credit Union is expected to be completed in early 2020.

BB&T and SunTrust had to sell the branches to get Justice Department approval of their merger, a key step toward closing the deal.

The veteran banker succeeded Randy Sims, who recently retired. Sims had been the Arkansas company's CEO since replacing Allison in 2009.

If the no-premium agreement announced by First Horizon and Iberiabank this week is a sign that sellers’ asking prices will come down, then Regions might reconsider its anti-M&A stance, a company executive said.

Clear communication is critical when banks undergo a leadership or operational change.

The Maryland company agreed to acquire Rembert Pendleton Jackson, which has $1.3 billion in assets under management.

Ralph Babb had stepped down as CEO in April. Curtis Farmer, who succeeded him as chief executive, will assume the chairman's title starting next year.

Three Rivers Credit Union in Bainbridge, Ga., and DOCO Credit Union in Albany, Ga., are expected to operate independently once the transactions are completed.

Germany’s Wirecard has taken a controlling stake in AllScore Payment Services, a Chinese company with a set of cross-border payments licenses Wirecard hopes will extend its reach to merchants with ties to China.

The month of October brought some jumbo unitranche loans to the direct lending market. It also brought declines in the quality and terms of broader deals, according to some participants.

Businesses scaled back investment plans in the third quarter, but consumers continued borrowing; the bank now plans to raise its minimum wage to $20 in 2020.

Tri County Financial will pay an undisclosed amount for H.F. Gehant Bancorp.

The California company agreed to pay $14 million in cash for a bank with $131 million in assets.

First Horizon and Iberiabank solidified their resolve after BB&T and SunTrust announced their merger. Bryan Jordan, First Horizon's CEO, says he's convinced the earlier deal is having a similar influence at other regional banks.

The North Carolina-based credit union is doubling down on claims of trademark infringement following the biggest bank merger in decades.

The deal will create a Southeastern regional with $75 billion in assets across 11 states.