Jacobs Asset Management, which expressed frustration over a slow turnaround at MidSouth, said it could launch a proxy battle at next year's annual meeting.

Ratings firms and mutual funds are seeing greater value in community banks because of their simplicity and local connections.

Since John Turner took over as CEO in July, Regions has announced several executive appointments, including promoting Kate Danella to oversee strategic planning.

Texas-based digital gift card platform company Swych has launched a gift card service for instant cross-border gifting to India following its recent acquisition of GiftCardsIndia.

Both Wisconsin-based credit unions are profitable, but in vastly different asset classes.

The companies had been unable to secure regulatory approval for the deal, which was announced a year ago.

Keith Mestrich, who runs the union-founded bank, plans to use a more liquid stock to pursue acquisitions in cities such as Boston, Seattle and Los Angeles.

For NCR and Diebold Nixdorf's leadership, spotting the fintechs nipping at its heels is the easy part. Charting a path as a half-century old market changes into something entirely new will be much harder.

BayCom in Walnut Creek, Calif., would have a bigger presence in the Albuquerque area after buying Bethlehem Financial.

Guaranty Bancorp could have had a different owner if not for a suitor’s ill-timed stock hiccup that gave a rival the upper hand.

Private equity firms are making loans to midsize businesses and online banks are winning deposits by paying 2% interest; Goldman hires a veteran M&A banker.

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Merger announcements typically follow a tried-and-true formula of cutting costs to boost profit. WSFS, however, plans to reinvest $32 million in new tech initiatives after buying Beneficial.

Customers Bancorp said Flagship Community Bank has temporarily withdrawn its application with the FDIC to acquire the digital bank.

The Austin-based credit union serves seven counties in Central Texas.

Huntington Bancshares is acquiring Hutchinson Shockey as both look to broaden their public finance reach.

The Chicago-based Hutchinson, Shockey, Erley & Co. focuses exclusively on municipal securities.

The acquisition is further evidence that Paytm is continuing to diversify from being just a payments app and into more of social media app with a payments capability.

While Workers United will no longer own more than half of Amalgamated's stock, it will remain the bank's biggest investor.

Gateway Mortgage's owners plan to merge the mortgage lender into Farmers Exchange Bank.