Sen. Sherrod Brown, the Senate Banking Committee's top Democrat, said the banks failed to provide enough information on how their proposed combination would affect employees and consumers.

Sure, M&A is a good option, but so are branch deals or key hires, say two veteran bankers who shared some of their successful strategies at American Banker’s Retail Banking Growth Stories conference.

Power Financial Credit Union's deal for TransCapital Bank marks the fourth time this year a bank has agreed to be sold to a credit union in the Sunshine State.

Incenta Federal Credit Union in Englewood, Ohio, will merge into Pathways Financial in Columbus next week.

The deal between Performance Trust and Banks Street Partners is the second combination this month of investment banks that cater to commercial banks.

The Tacoma, Wash.-based Sound touted the deal as the first time a credit union bought a bank in the state of Washington.

It was early on a February morning when Charlotte, North Carolina, Mayor Vi Lyles got the call: BB&T would combine with SunTrust in the largest bank deal in a decade and wanted to place its headquarters in her city.

Fleet card and virtual card technology provider WEX plans to acquire the Go Fuel Card business from fuel station and convenience store retailer EG Card.

Agency concerned about the number of "risky" mortgages being approved; Brian Kelly, who runs The Points Guy website, can determine if a card succeeds or fails.

University Bancorp gained a number of offices from Huron Valley Financial. It also hired lenders and staff with experience in reverse mortgages and wholesale lending.

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Members of Credit Union South, which has lost money during the past five years, voted to approve the merger.

Advent International and Bain Capital have made quite a team in payments industry deals.

Paul, one of American Banker's Community Bankers of the Year in 2012, made Eagle a formidable Washington-area institution.

First Bank is removing a competitor by agreeing to acquire Grand Bank for $19 million.

Speaking at a press conference, Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell said the bank’s risk management failures have required a dramatic overhaul of its processes.

Mechanics Bank was close to buying Rabobank's U.S. unit last year, but pressed pause when the seller ran into serious legal troubles.

The bank aims to revitalize with internal promotions; German chancellor will let the country’s two biggest banks work things out themselves.

McLean Mortgage is not going forward with a potential sale to Congressional Bank in Bethesda, Md., saying an agreement that made sense for all parties wasn't possible.

More than 20 banks have been sold to credit unions. A prominent banking lawyer made the case at this year's ICBA convention that banks can become more aggressive acquirers.