The regional bank sold the business, which serves about 90 clients, to a New York commercial finance firm.

Hadley Robbins had a difficult task stepping in after Melanie Dressel's unexpected death last year. Now he must find ways to keep expanding without disrupting a system that has proved successful.

American Express has acquired artificial intelligence technology provider Mezi, which has powered the AskAmex application in the past to help card members find and book travel, dining and entertainment through messaging via iPhones.

Consolidation can help community institutions better tackle the many regulatory and financial challenges facing them.

Utah-based America First CU is expanding into Arizona.

The company will add $600 million in assets under management when it buys a Roanoke, Va., firm.

The divestitures are necessary to get the Justice Department to sign off on First Financial's $1 billion purchase of MainSource Financial.

The Texas company will gain four branches and $160 million in loans after the acquisition closes.

Data analytics provider RELX Group has agreed to acquire ThreatMetrix and its digital risk-assessment network for $816.5 million (580 million pounds) in cash.

The Dallas company has agreed to sell its health care lending group to an undisclosed buyer.

A Swiss financier has agreed to buy Brickell Bank a year after another sale fell through.

Social Finance has acquired the engineering and product teams of mortgage startup Clara Lending, bolstering the financial technology company's offerings beyond student-loan refinancing, according to people familiar with the matter.

The Seattle company, which is gearing up for a proxy battle with Blue Lion Capital, appointed a former U.S. Bancorp executive to fill a board vacancy.

Ameris would gain 24 Atlanta-area branches in the $406 million deal.

The Louisiana company recorded charges tied to recently passed tax reform and the purchase of Sabadell United Bank.

Nano Financial will offer new technology to Commerce Bank's commercial customers as it considers ways to license it to other financial institutions.

Tightening its connections to restaurants with a brisk delivery business, Square has acquired a longstanding Dallas-based local food delivery service to add to its Caviar food-ordering platform.

E-commerce merchants are juggling several challenges at once, creating potential business-threatening gaps Worldpay and Vantiv say can be bridged by their merger.

The New York company named two new members to its executive committee as it splits oversight of business capital and consumer banking into separate jobs.

StreetShares seeks to tap into the loyalties of military veterans, bringing together borrowers and savers through an online platform.