Practice and client management

Columbia plans to incorporate certain aspects of Stewardship Financial's charitable giving into its own foundation.

The North Dakota company agreed to buy the $90 million-asset Prairie Mountain Bank.

For First Republic Bank in San Francisco, “the pain index is likely somewhere between excruciating and traumatic,” says one expert. But few realize how much the bank got for its money.

With big banks investing heavily in IT, credit unions will have to be nimble and streamlined if they hope to compete.

Credit unions in Utah, Oregon and elsewhere have made new hires and announced promotions.

DNB had been facing pressure from an activist investor to consider selling itself.

Credit unions collect more in fee income than their banking counterparts. That could become problematic as the political winds and consumer preferences shift.

The company will pick up five branches as part of the $48 million deal.

The regional bank has begun closing branches in Chicagoland as part of a plan to reduce its net number of brick-and-mortar offices by up to 15% even as it looks to expand in the Southeast.

The New Jersey bank is entering a business dominated by larger players. In doing so, it could create a blueprint for other small banks.

The most profitable banks in American Banker’s annual rankings frequently produce year after year. That success requires rigorous budgeting and planning, timely analysis and more.

The company has agreed to buy Trinity Bancorp for $27 million in cash and stock.

Credit unions are giving students college scholarships, donating diapers, assisting local programs and more to help others.

Credit unions have made new hires and announced promotions while others are celebrating staff and directors being given awards.

April Tompkins has been chief operating officer at the South Dakota-based institution for three years.

Michael Ward, a former CEO at Mrs. Fields Famous Brands, has been a Prime Alliance director for 14 years.

Santander Bank and Santander Consumer USA have put many problems behind them in recent years under CEO Scott Powell, but he still has a Federal Reserve enforcement action to resolve and is negotiating with Fiat Chrysler to preserve a crucial auto lending relationship.

Jamie Gregory has worked for Regions for a decade and was named head of corporate financial strategy early this year, but he's jumping ship to Synovus in late June.

The credit union movement is uniquely positioned to partner with the U.S. Postal Service as a way to increase consumers' access to affordable financial services.

Midsize banks are more profitable overall than both their smaller and larger counterparts, and the strategy that some of the best performers in this group use to stand out is specialization.