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Ohio bank to acquire in-state peer in $70.4M deal
Civista Bancshares will buy The Farmers Savings Bank in a transaction set to close in the fourth quarter. Civista has also launched an underwritten public offering of its common shares, aiming to raise $70 million.
By Rajashree Chakravarty • July 11, 2025 -
Pennsylvania banks to merge in $54.9M deal
Wayne Bank, a subsidiary of Norwood Financial Corp., will expand its footprint into central and southeastern Pennsylvania with the acquisition of Presence Bank.
By Rajashree Chakravarty • July 10, 2025 -
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Since the approval of Capital One’s acquisition of Discover, banks have increasingly waded into new deals. Beyond that, they’ve doubled down on strategy, from organic growth to branch placement to app design.
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Community banks view embedded finance as key to longevity: report
Despite increased regulatory scrutiny of banking-as-a-service, over half of the surveyed community bank respondents are considering implementing BaaS or embedded banking solutions.
By Rajashree Chakravarty • July 9, 2025 -
Citi to open Charlotte office, add 510 jobs
The lender will spend $16.1 million on the office, which is slated to open by early 2026, according to a bank memo.
By Caitlin Mullen • July 9, 2025 -
Frost CFO: ‘We are that stable bank in Texas’
The San Antonio lender has hung its hat on long-term organic growth. “We get to bring in customers that chose us, not that we bought,” said Dan Geddes, a 28-year Frost veteran. “We get to recruit the bankers that want to be with us.”
By Caitlin Mullen • July 9, 2025 -
Planet Hollywood sues Florida bank in alleged PPP fraud
BankUnited forced Planet Hollywood and its affiliated companies to reapply for a PPP loan, for which they lost the opportunity to have at least $4.5 million forgiven.
By Rajashree Chakravarty • July 8, 2025 -
Louisiana takes a turn as small-bank M&A epicenter
In the first week of July, two Baton Rouge banks have made $83 million deals to acquire competitors.
By Dan Ennis • July 8, 2025 -
Fed bans Wyoming ex-banker over charity embezzlement
Kendall Hickman, a former employee of Jonah Bank of Wyoming, embezzled more than $33,000 in funds from a nonprofit organization while working as a part-time bookkeeper.
By Rajashree Chakravarty • July 7, 2025 -
Top US banks boost dividends
JPMorgan and Morgan Stanley announced share repurchase programs. Wells Fargo and Goldman Sachs, meanwhile, will see current stress capital buffers lowered.
By Caitlin Mullen • July 2, 2025 -
Webster Bank taps former Ally CRO
Jason Schugel, whose 15 years at Ally included six as chief risk officer, has been appointed CRO at Webster, effective July 14.
By Caitlin Mullen • July 1, 2025 -
Largest banks sail through Fed’s stress test
All 22 banks that participated in the Federal Reserve’s stress test passed, although it was less stringent than past years.
By Rajashree Chakravarty • June 30, 2025 -
FDIC: ‘Suspected fraud’ contributed to Texas bank failure
The Santa Anna National Bank in Texas was closed by the OCC Friday. The failure could cost the FDIC’s Deposit Insurance Fund an estimated $23.7 million.
By Caitlin Mullen • June 30, 2025 -
Atlantic Union sells roughly $2B in CRE loans to Blackstone
The Virginia-based lender closed the sale of the loan portfolio it acquired from its merger with Sandy Spring Bancorp.
By Rajashree Chakravarty • June 27, 2025 -
Banking conferences yet to come in 2025
Gatherings can be idea generators, or crucial chances to network — especially amid an environment where political change can yield previously unexpected possibilities and partnerships.
By Dan Ennis • June 27, 2025 -
Fifth Third names new legal chief, commercial banking head
The Cincinnati-based lender named Christian Gonzalez as CLO and Vikas Khanna, a 10-year veteran of the bank, as its head of commercial banking.
By Rajashree Chakravarty • June 26, 2025 -
Glacier Bank to broach Texas in $476.2M Guaranty deal
The acquisition would add 33 locations, including in Dallas and Houston, to the Montana-based lender’s footprint, as well as $3.2 billion in assets.
By Dan Ennis • June 25, 2025 -
Santander to sell 7 Pennsylvania branches to NY bank
Community Bank will acquire the Allentown-area branches and expand its footprint in the Greater Lehigh Valley. The deal is expected to close in the fourth quarter.
By Rajashree Chakravarty • June 25, 2025 -
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Ohio’s First Financial to acquire Westfield Bancorp in $325M deal
The transaction, set to close in the fourth quarter, would expand the Cincinnati’s bank’s presence in the opposite corner of the Buckeye State.
By Dan Ennis • June 24, 2025 -
Black-owned Redemption acquires Utah bank
Holding company CEO Ashley Bell said he envisions Redemption establishing locations outside Utah that would be similar to Capital One cafes. “We will lean into expansion,” Bell said.
By Caitlin Mullen • June 20, 2025 -
JPMorgan Chase to launch deposit token
“It will be the first token of its kind on a public blockchain, enabling fast, secure, 24/7 money movement between trusted parties,” according to a post by Base, Coinbase’s blockchain.
By Gabrielle Saulsbery • June 18, 2025 -
Citizens exec: ‘Crazy’ tariff volatility seems to have abated
Client optimism is returning after an initial dip, but “everybody is doing one more lap around the diligence on M&A deals,” said Don McCree, the lender’s head of commercial banking.
By Caitlin Mullen • June 17, 2025 -
Commerce to buy FineMark in $585M deal
The acquirer aims to expand its presence in high-growth markets and leverage its wealth platform with the addition of FineMark’s $7.7 billion in assets under administration in a deal set to close by Jan. 1, 2026.
By Rajashree Chakravarty • June 16, 2025 -
KeyBank wants to boost commercial team hires by 10% this year
The Cleveland-based regional aims to have 170 to 180 commercial bankers by the end of 2025.
By Caitlin Mullen • June 13, 2025 -
JPMorgan seeks to dismiss part of $481M CRE lawsuit
Wells Fargo “seeks to hold JPMorgan liable” for a real estate company’s “criminal conduct, even though JPMorgan was the victim of that crime,” JPMorgan asserts in a motion.
By Gabrielle Saulsbery • June 12, 2025 -
Judge dismisses case against First Republic execs, auditor
A lawsuit filed in June 2023 claimed that the failed bank’s executives and auditor made misleading statements about the lender’s financial conditions and assets.
By Rajashree Chakravarty • June 12, 2025