The top three fintech SPAC mergers have a combined announced deal value of more than $2.6 billion as of the end of June 2023.

Amid concerns that the combination of the National Association of Federally-Insured Credit Unions and the Credit Union National Association could amplify the voices of only the biggest institutions, the heads of smaller ones see two clear advantages: cost and consistency.

Merchants Bancorp says it will sell a total of four branches to two buyers and focus more on its core residential mortgage lending business. Banks of all sizes have been pruning branch networks in recent years.

Half a year after it swallowed up Silicon Valley Bank during the spring banking crisis, First Citizens Bank is blending the former SVB Private into its wealth business.

Labor Day Weekend saw more than 7,000 advisory firms and millions of clients make the move from "green" to "blue."

Five Star Credit Union and Michigan State University Federal Credit Union announced a combined four bank acquisitions within a few days. They're among 10 credit union agreements to buy banks this year.

UBS Group outlined major targets for its integration of former rival Credit Suisse, including 3,000 domestic job cuts and more than $10 billion in cost savings, as it posted the biggest ever quarterly profit for a bank on the back of the bargain acquisition in June.

Following reports that the Los Angeles bank was considering strategic options, its deposits fell by $1.7 billion in two days, according to a securities filing. The disclosures shed new light on PacWest's predicament before its merger agreement with Banc of California.

Innovations Financial Credit Union is purchasing First National Bank Northwest Florida, taking the place of Harvesters Credit Union, which terminated its 2022 deal to acquire the bank.

The Canadian bank initially told investors the acquisition would result in more than $350 million in cost savings. But a recent analysis suggests that number could be even higher.

Michigan State University Federal Credit Union, seeking to add $300 million of assets in Illinois, has agreed to purchase McHenry Savings Bank.

Apollo Global Management, Pagaya Technologies and Sixth Street are said to be working on final offers for Goldman Sachs Group's consumer-lending unit.

UBS is trying to retain many of Credit Suisse's most senior wealth bankers, but the decision to bring Babak Dastmaltschi on board, who catered to tycoons emerging from the collapse of the Soviet Union, may raise eyebrows.

The Alabama-based credit union has agreed to purchase the $215 million-asset OneSouth Bank in Macon; it also purchased Georgia banks in 2014 and 2015.

The planned sale marks another step for the Wall Street giant away from previous plans to work more with retail customers.

The top three industries have $19.8 billion in combined fintech financings through June 2023.

The company is paying $75 million in penalties and restitution in connection with SEC allegations that its investment advisory arm overcharged customers it inherited in its Wachovia acquisition in 2008. The settlement is said to show the importance of conducting extensive compliance checks in a rapidly consolidating industry.

Burke & Herbert Financial Corp. and Summit Financial Group announced a transaction that they described as a merger of equals valued at roughly $371.5 million in stock.

The decision by the 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Manhattan came in a securities fraud lawsuit brought by a trustee for note purchasers in a 2014 syndicated loan deal led by JPMorgan Chase.

UBS Group AG is expected to announce soon that it's fully integrating Credit Suisse's domestic bank, ending months of speculation about the future of the business.