The Montreal-based bank reportedly hired JPMorgan Chase to consider its options.

The highest tier of vice presidents made 13% less, and all but the most junior associates saw their total compensation fall, according to a survey of about 250 U.K. bankers by global recruitment consultancy Dartmouth Partners.

Leigh Brady recently took over as chief executive of SECU, the second-largest credit union in the U.S. Don't look for any mergers under her leadership, Brady said, but she will focus on branch expansion and improving SECU's use of technology.

JPMorgan Chase and Goldman Sachs are leading the financing, which will involve the private equity firm taking a 55% stake in the payments processor, while FIS retains the remainder.

The acquisition of Malvern Bancorp, expected to close this month, would hasten First Bank's efforts to further fortify its footprint stretching from Philadelphia to New York City.

Byline Bancorp completed its acquisition of Inland Bancorp on time, avoiding the kind of regulatory delays that have dampened bank M&A activity for the past 18 months.

Two executives behind BMO's purchase of Bank of the West from BNP Paribas discuss how the deal happened and what comes next for BMO.

CCFNB Bancorp and Muncy Bank Financial, which said they were combining forces in April, have opted for a bigger rebrand.

Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., said bank regulators have been shortsighted in allowing banks to merge and should be tougher when issuing M&A guidelines.

Bankers, traders and support staff in Credit Suisse's investment bank in London, New York and in some parts of Asia are expected to bear the brunt of the cuts, with almost all activities at risk, people familiar with the matter said. 

Through May, there were 32 U.S. bank mergers and acquisitions announced, fewer than half of the 66 deals announced over the same span of 2022. But analysts say higher costs and more regulation could spur consolidation.

Longstanding factors such as the share of local deposits held by each bank will no longer be the main considerations in determining the competitive effects of a deal, said Assistant Attorney General Jonathan Kanter. His speech was interpreted as a hint that banks seeking merger approvals could face tougher times ahead.

California regulators are suggesting that programs that allow workers fee-free access to their earnings between pay periods should be treated as loan products. That's wrong and short-sighted.

For years, the Japanese-owned bank engaged in deception with respect to three different kinds of fees, regulators found. U.S. Bank inherited the liability when it acquired MUFG Union last year.

Years of consolidation have damaged competition in the banking sector. Regulators should be more, not less, restrictive about approving mergers.

The seller announced the delay to give it time to solicit more votes in favor of the deal. It plans to push a June 13 meeting to next month, when shareholders will decide whether to approve the transaction.

The Tennessee-based bank was supposed to be acquired this year, but the merger fell apart a month ago. Now executives say that employees are energized as they reengage with clients who are relieved that they won't be switched away from First Horizon's systems.

Kinective, a product of IMM, CFM and NXTsoft, will help banks and fintechs connect using application programming interfaces.

Bankers and a key government supervisor say the downfalls of multiple regional lenders reminded regulators that traditional M&A is better for the industry than failed-bank-deals.

Nusenda's agreement to buy Western Heritage Bank would be its first bank acquisition and the first such combination in the state.