Some banks are looking to hire advisers or buy firms, while others are looking to get out of the business entirely.
The California company will target nonprofits and the government sector on a national scale after hiring a pair of lenders.
Heartland will gain 12 branches around Denver and Boulder after it buys the $1.4 billion-asset Citywide.
Supporters of the Community Development Financial Institutions Fund, a Treasury program, are weighing the potential for budget cuts against the administration's interest in creating jobs and helping low-income communities.
Clayton Bank and American City Bank are owned by Clayton HC and have a combined $1.2 billion in assets.
Richard Lashley at PL Capital is taking over a board seat previously held by former CEO Steven Sugarman.
First Busey plans to close the $236 million cash-and-stock acquisition by the middle of this year.
Chaney was CEO of Hancock Holding in Mississippi for nearly a decade, overseeing a period of substantial growth.
Old Line will have more than $2 billion in assets when it completes the acquisition, its fourth since 2011.
