U.S. Bank risk chief departs

Jodi Richard, who had been the Minneapolis-based bank’s chief risk officer since 2018, has left the lender. The bank’s chief credit officer will serve as interim CRO.

By Caitlin Mullen • Oct. 29, 2026

Bluevine, Valley Bank execs talk integration approach

Bank M&A has “a rhythm and a routine that's very well known,” Valley COO Russ Barrett said. But the bank’s Bluevine deal has “unique dimensions that are very different than a bank acquisition.”

By Gabrielle Saulsbery • Oct. 28, 2026

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Artificial intelligence

Banks must decide whether to forge AI tools in-house or partner with outside firms. AI’s importance can’t be understated, but legacy tech may also constrain the budget for banks looking to innovate.

By Banking Dive staff

Virginia lender First Community to expand into Ohio with $243M deal

The acquisition of Main Street Financial Services Corp., set to close in the second quarter of 2027, will add 21 branches to First Community’s footprint, along with $1.6 billion in assets.

By Dan Ennis • Oct. 28, 2026

UMB to buy California bank for $506M

Additional M&A isn’t off the table while the Missouri lender absorbs El Dorado Savings Bank, CEO Mariner Kemper said, but he’s not interested in a purchase that would involve giving up board seats.

By Caitlin Mullen • Oct. 28, 2026

Renasant to boost Memphis presence with $142M deal

Buying Commercial Bank & Trust would give Renasant nine added branches in Tennessee and access to a trust and wealth franchise that manages $1.2 billion in assets.

By Dan Ennis • Oct. 28, 2026

PNC CEO: AI will change the M&A landscape

For the next few years, Bill Demchak’s eyes are trained far away from mergers and acquisitions, and strongly on PNC’s artificial intelligence growth plans, which he said will cost “hundreds of millions to save billions.”

By Gabrielle Saulsbery • Oct. 27, 2026

Piermont CEO: Discipline with fintech clients is key

Wendy Cai-Lee, also the New York-based bank’s founder, said “time will tell” whether newly chartered entities can withstand examination scrutiny.

By Caitlin Mullen • Oct. 27, 2026

[Podcast] From Fragmentation to Infrastructure: The Lasting Value of Modernizing Insurance Payments

Explore how modernizing and unifying insurance payments helps insurers reduce costs, improve customer experiences, and build a foundation for long-term growth.

By Banking Dive's studioID • Oct. 26, 2026

Wells Fargo consolidates leadership of consumer bank

Kleber Santos is now solely responsible for the bank’s consumer banking and lending as Saul Van Beurden becomes wholly focused on AI.

By Gabrielle Saulsbery • Oct. 23, 2026

Citi takes cautious approach on AI agent access

“There are places in which we want to go faster. This is not one of those places,” Naveed Anwar, global head of AI, digital and data platforms within Citi’s services business, said at Money20/20.

By Caitlin Mullen • Oct. 23, 2026

Barclays to cut 5,000 employees this year

Roughly 60% of the reductions are expected in “support functions,” including developers, as AI bolsters productivity, the bank said.

By Dan Ennis • Oct. 22, 2026

FDIC’s Hill mulls agentic AI deposit impact

Travis Hill, speaking Tuesday in Las Vegas, also said he sees potential for AI to help the banking agency become more efficient in aspects of supervision and failed bank resolution.

By Caitlin Mullen • Oct. 21, 2026

Ill-fated Synapse talks led TabaPay to pursue Denver bank

Purchasing Synapse would have been “a half measure,” TabaPay CEO Rodney Robinson said. “So we learned to go full measure and get a bank.”

By Gabrielle Saulsbery • Oct. 20, 2026

Investment bank Evercore names 2 co-presidents

Nigel Dawn and Naveen Nataraj will ascend to the tier below the top executive, but one may have to wait to take the reins: CEO John Weinberg agreed to stay at least three more years.

By Dan Ennis • Oct. 19, 2026

Huntington launches small-biz operating platform

“We have a desire to have the most compelling value proposition for small businesses in the country,” Huntington President Brant Standridge said of the bank’s AI-powered 1866 Studio.

By Gabrielle Saulsbery • Oct. 19, 2026

NYDFS fines Swedish bank SEB $33M over AML issues

Anti-money laundering program deficiencies at Stockholm-based Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken came to light following the 2016 Panama Papers leak that ensnared hundreds of banks.

By Gabrielle Saulsbery • Oct. 16, 2026

Truist consumer-bank chief is out in leadership shakeup

Dontá Wilson, Truist's chief consumer and small business banking officer, is leaving the bank, which is also selling $7.7 billion of consumer loans to Carlyle.

By Caitlin Mullen • Oct. 16, 2026

JPMorgan rounds up payments partners

The biggest U.S. bank has been leveraging relationships to better integrate software and keep up with industry trends, among other purposes.

By Lynne Marek • Oct. 12, 2026

Nebraska’s Pinnacle Bancorp to buy Texas community bank

Acquiring SouthStar Bank expands Pinnacle’s Texas presence – currently concentrated in the Dallas-Fort Worth area – in Austin and the central part of the state.

By Caitlin Mullen • Oct. 12, 2026

TowneBank deal shrinks pool of NC bank targets

The Virginia lender is paying a premium for Mooresville, North Carolina-based Blueharbor, and scarcity value makes the remaining banks in the Tar Heel State “quite valuable,” an analyst said.

By Caitlin Mullen • Oct. 8, 2026

Third Coast to buy Oklahoma bank for $240M

The deal comes roughly a year after Houston-based Third Coast announced its $123 million purchase of Austin, Texas-based Keystone Bancshares.

By Gabrielle Saulsbery • Oct. 7, 2026

Ally CEO: ‘Strategy is about choices’

A narrower focus is driving better returns at the $200 billion-asset lender, although the credit and interest rate environment may challenge execution of Michael Rhodes’ strategy.

By Caitlin Mullen • Oct. 7, 2026

Top bank conferences to attend in 2027

Connecting with peers and competitors may offer the gut-check that banking leaders need so they can innovate in a way that lets customers and shareholders both prosper.

By Dan Ennis • Oct. 6, 2026

Amerant Bank CEO tackles credit crisis

Efforts to change the internal culture around credit risk within the Florida bank’s lending portfolio have begun paying off, Carlos Iafigliola said.

By Caitlin Mullen • Oct. 1, 2026

Peoples Bancorp to buy Maryland’s Capital Bancorp for $728M

Peoples’ second deal of 2026 will push the Marietta, Ohio-based lender well past the $10 billion-asset threshold it aimed to stay under with its last deal.

By Gabrielle Saulsbery • Sept. 30, 2026