The Washington-based bank is looking to create a Pacific Northwest powerhouse by acquiring Umpqua. The companies are waiting for green lights from the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. and the Federal Reserve.

Bank of Princeton in New Jersey said it would pay $25 million in cash to acquire Noah Bank, whose former CEO was convicted on charges that included bank bribery and theft.

Citizens Financial said it would pay $67.4 million to buy HV Bancorp, the holding company for Huntingdon Valley Bank, in a bid to expand in Greater Philadelphia.

The parent of City National Bank of West Virginia said it would pay $61 million in stock to acquire Citizens Commerce Bancshares.

The Boston company said Tuesday that its $3.5 billion acquisition of Brown Brothers Harriman's investor service business is facing pushback from regulators. The deal's completion is now in doubt even though State Street has come up with a number of modifications, including lowering the purchase price.

The potential sale comes as Credit Suisse prepares to unveil a turnaround to investors next week. The bank is looking to simplify and pare down following scandals and losses.

ING said it is aware of the Payvision probe but is not itself a subject of this investigation.

Third-quarter results at the Minneapolis bank were powered by loan growth and rising interest rates, partially offset by lower noninterest income. Shortly after the company released its earnings report, it received regulatory approval for its acquisition of MUFG Union Bank.

The regulators laid out several measures that would change how large but not global systemically important banks capitalize and structure themselves.

The Southern California branches will be sold to HomeState Bank, a Seattle-based community bank. The Department of Justice required the sale as part of U.S. Bancorp's pending acquisition of MUFG Union Bank.

Voyager Digital Ltd. creditors are taking issue with plans to provide the crypto lender's directors and officers with immunity from lawsuits tied to its descent into bankruptcy. 

There were 37 deals announced in the third quarter, well below the 64 announced in the same period of 2021, according to a Raymond James analysis. Uncertainty over the November election is just the latest factor slowing mergers and acquisitions.

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Prosperity will pay $341.6 million for First Bancshares of Texas and $228.7 million for Lone Star State Bancshares. Both deals are slated to close early next year.

The Pittsburgh-based parent of First National Bank of Pennsylvania plans to close its $117 million buyout of UB Bancorp in December.

HSBC Holdings is exploring a sale of its operations in Canada, the latest move to streamline the lender that is seeking to head off a call by its largest shareholder to split up.

Taichung Commercial Bank said it would pay $82.1 million to buy American Continental Bancorp in suburban Los Angeles.

Federal Reserve Gov. Michelle Bowman said a shifting landscape has made it difficult for community banks to compete. She called for bank merger reform to make community bank M&A easier.

Western Alliance, in its first appearance on the list of leading banks with more than $50 billion of assets, landed at No. 1. The Phoenix company and the other top performers in this class have either created niche businesses, made acquisitions or done both.

The same day Provident Financial Services announced it had agreed to buy Lakeland for $1.3 billion, the seller disclosed an ongoing fair-lending investigation by the Justice Department. Provident said it has "not heard anything" that would give it pause.