The bank announced plans to open 100 to 125 branches in fast-growing cities across the Southeast, and will close an equal number in the Midwest. In a way, it's finishing a plan it cooked up nearly two decades ago. ... Read full article
The Minneapolis company plans to expand to new retail markets through a digital platform, but it’s facing questions about how it will distinguish itself from peers. ... Read full article
The Pittsburgh regional detailed plans to enter a number of new markets with its digital bank and carefully chosen branch openings. ... Read full article
It will be the third collaboration together for the new CEO and CTO at Pivotus Ventures. ... Read full article
The West Virginia company will pay a total of $118 million for Poage Bankshares and Farmers Deposit Bancorp. ... Read full article
Level One Bank in Farmington, Mich., has hired a team of mortgage bankers from MB Financial, which previously announced it was shutting down this business line. ... Read full article
The deal is designed to improve capital ratios and reduce risk at the Seattle company. ... Read full article
Union Bankshares in Virginia sold Shore Premier Finance, a business it inherited from a recent acquisition. ... Read full article
Sponsoring so-called pitch competitions helps lenders gain Community Reinvestment Act credit and gather deposits. ... Read full article
The Cincinnati bank is following a wider industry strategy of opening new branches in faster-growth, urban markets. ... Read full article
The company agreed to aquire United Bancorp. for $51 million. ... Read full article
Old National will have the fifth-biggest deposit market share in the city when it completes the $434 million acquisition. ... Read full article
First Western in Colorado and Coastal Financial in Washington are the latest banks to disclose plans to go public. ... Read full article
The company will pay $48 million for four branches and $230 million in loans. ... Read full article
Ruoff Financial will make its first push into banking with the purchase of SBB Bancshares. ... Read full article
The Connecticut company will have nearly $48 billion in assets after it buys First Connecticut Bancorp. ... Read full article
The deal for the Denver commercial lender joins a growing list of large acquisitions being announced in competitive urban markets. ... Read full article
C.G. Kum, who has been the Los Angeles company's CEO the past five years, plans to retire in May. ... Read full article
Bank of America is in expansion mode and wants to add 10,000 retail and other workers who better reflect the communities it serves. ... Read full article
Cadence first discussed a deal with the Atlanta target four years ago. But negotiations picked up steam once it was clear State Bank had other suitors. ... Read full article
