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Dennis Zember, Ameris' chief operating officer, was named CEO of the company's bank. Edwin Hortman Jr. will continue to run Ameris.

The $32 million purchase of Sunshine Financial will provide First Bancshares with its first branches in Tallahassee, Fla.

Bigger rivals are making inroads into small banks' bread-and-butter business line, yet the leaders of three community banks say they just need to keep doing what they do best — personal service — but work harder at it and incorporate new technology.

The Pleasanton, Calif.-based credit union is also celebrating its 85th anniversary.

After two century-old community institutions merged in 2010, they never suspected it would take seven years before their operating systems got along.

The Tennessee company also set high expectations for revenue opportunities while projecting it will deliver a 15% return on equity in 2019.

Eagle Bancorp vigorously defended itself after a potential short seller made claims of dubious insider dealings, pushing back harder than many banks have in the past.

The two tiny credit unions merged with the $313 million Pelican State on Nov. 1 and Dec. 1 of this year.

The company agreed to buy TCSB Bancorp, the parent of Traverse City State Bank, for $63 million.

The returns were part of the credit union's "Ent Extras" rewards program.

Credit unions all around the globe shot photos throughout the day on International Credit Union Day for the 20th anniversary of this special feature.

Sometimes it’s not enough to offer everyday value — you’ve also got to have some flash.

Describing cybersecurity as the biggest risk facing the financial sector, Vice Chairman for Supervision Randal Quarles said regulators should more actively facilitate conversations between banks and national security agencies to boost digital security.

The $1.8 billion credit union has paid members more than $15 million since 2009.

There’s a reason there’s a universe of memes dedicated to ‘we fear change.’ But you want a new way of things to go viral in a good way. Here’s how to do it.

The $528 million acquisition ends months of speculation that the foreign-owned banks were pursuing a deal.

Five years have passed since M&T agreed to buy Hudson City, only to be tripped up by anti-money-laundering issues. With a clean bill of health from regulators and Hudson integrated, management is again talking about its interest in deals.

A lot of lenders say they're dedicated to customer service, but here are six instances when Amarillo National Bank — whose CEO is one of our Banker of the Year award winners for 2017 — went above and beyond the normal call of duty.

Utah-based CU has returned $11 million to members over last 14 years.

Ware has been named a 2017 Banker of the Year award winner for transforming the family-owned bank into a highly profitable community lender that takes calculated risks and prides itself on treating employees and customers well.