Jeff Deuel will take over as CEO of Heritage Bank in Olympia, Wash., for Brian Vance, who will remain as the head of the holding company until next year.
Coastal Financial in Everett, Wash., said that it could be active in M&A with capital from its IPO and that it has already identified several possible targets.
While sellers in urban centers are getting a lot of attention from acquirers, Southern Bancorp in Arkansas shows the upside of pursuing smaller deals in underserved rural markets.
JPMorgan Chase denied a report in the German magazine WirtschaftsWoche that it's interested in acquiring a stake in Deutsche Bank, after the lender's share price slumped.