Regional banks

The CEOs of Pinnacle Financial Partners and Synovus Financial — two banks that recently announced a deal to join forces — say they've ironed out all the critical sticking points that bedeviled previous mergers of equals.

The Ohio-based bank opened its first branch in Alabama, with plans to open 14 more over the next three years.

Growing loans was a tall order in 2024, but banks that could do just that were able to outperform their peers.

The Columbus, Ohio-based regional bank also benefited from strong performances by several legacy business lines, including auto, mortgages and SBA lending.

The regional bank's cloud-based software platform will be one of the first of its kind, a top executive said Friday.

The Minneapolis-based bank reported solid commercial growth during the second quarter, with the momentum carrying over into July.

A new federal law that decouples health savings accounts from high-deductible insurance plans is expected to be a tailwind for the Connecticut bank's health care unit.

The Texas attorney general has accused WEX Bank of "debanking" a firearm supplier, but the Maine-based bank said it does not discriminate against any industry.

The CEOs of smaller regional banks received fatter bonuses last year than their big-bank counterparts, possibly thanks to low performance expectations at the smaller banks after the 2023 banking crisis.

The Cincinnati-based bank has partnered with the fintech Trust & Will to make estate planning easy, accessible — and free.