The credit union's deal for American Founders Bank would be the third credit union acquisition of a bank this year.

The merger of the Financial Services Roundtable and The Clearing House Association is likely to bring a more analytical approach to the combined group’s dealings with lawmakers, emphasizing detailed research over simplified talking points.

If the merger is approved, the combined $2.2 billion-asset credit union would serve members in five states: Alaska, Arizona, California, Washington and Wyoming.

With the $14 million-asset credit union’s CEO retiring, Monad membership voted to merge.

The company has agreed to buy United Community Bancorp. With the $114 million deal it would add five branches in the Cincinnati area.

KS Bancorp disclosed in a legal filing that an takeover effort by First Citizens is spooking lenders and prompting prospects to delay and cancel plans to move deposits and lending relationships.

The mutual has agreed to buy Cape Ann Insurance, which specializes in personal insurance products.

Limited organic growth opportunities and rising premiums for bigger deals are fueling more sales of banks with $1 billion to $10 billion in assets.

The company has agreed to pay $89 million for Premier Commercial Bancorp. The acquisition would significantly increase its branch presence and lending in the Portland area.

The move provides a strong hint of the long-term succession plan CEO Leon Holschbach is putting in place.

With interest rates rising, corporate tax rates declining and regulatory relief likely on the way, now is actually a pretty good time to be a bank. That could be why sellers are holding out for more.

Howard Bancorp and Bryn Mawr Bank are trying different approaches to reach out to underserved markets they’ve entered via acquisitions. Creative in-house initiatives may take on added importance as regulators move to "dial back" Community Reinvestment Act rules.

The merger in Massachusetts is the latest in the consolidation of the credit union movement, as another tiny credit union is acquired by a much larger counterpart.

Hutchinson, Kan.-based Central Kansas Credit Union has signed an intent-to-merge agreement with Wichita-based Credit Union of America.

Sterling would gain $458 million in loans and an origination platform by acquiring Advantage Funding Management.

Juniata Valley Financial used a combination of patience and guile to land a hard-to-get Pennsylvania bank after wooing it for more than a decade.

The $356 million-asset Bridgewater Credit Union plans to merge into $596 million Merrimack Valley Credit Union in the summer of 2018, pending regulatory approval.

Newly expanded Justice Federal Credit Union now has 27 branches in 8 states, plus D.C.

The Russia probe puts a national spotlight on a Chicago bank exec; CFPB's Mulvaney and Sen. Warren face off (again) while a credit union CEO takes a surprising position on the industry's tax exemption.

The issue had forced the Los Angeles company to scuttle its deal to acquire U&I Financial in Washington state.