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    ‘New Citi’ makes its pitch

    Bank executives sought to convey just how far Citi has come in recent years and how its growth plans will drive higher returns. Executing on the strategy could prove “challenging,” an analyst noted.

    By • May 8, 2026
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    Dive Deposits: Citi prepares for a small-t transition

    After a massive reorg, a tech revamp and exits from a dozen foreign markets, an updated target for return on tangible common equity may feel “underwhelming.” But Citi may be embracing incremental change.

    By • May 7, 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
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    U.S. Bank takes ‘quieter’ approach to branch expansion

    The bank is prioritizing branch density and working to fix “unevenness” across its 26-state footprint. But it hasn’t committed to a specific number of branch builds.

    By • May 7, 2026
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    M&T takes ‘patient’ approach to M&A, CFO says

    The Buffalo, New York-based regional has “a specific number of candidates that we're talking to” but an acquisition “will happen when it happens,” M&T CFO Daryl Bible said Tuesday.

    By • May 6, 2026
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    Cambridge Savings Bank expands into NH in $80.9M deal

    Buying First Seacoast Bank will add five branches to the $7 billion-asset Massachusetts lender, and give Cambridge nearly $600 million in extra assets.

    By • May 5, 2026
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    JPMorgan vet wants to bolster ‘trusted adviser’ mindset

    Ed Pyne, named head of syndicated finance for JPMorgan commercial banking in March, said he wants to “connect the dots” for clients – beyond the product being discussed.

    By • May 5, 2026
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    Florida’s BayFirst makes a switch at CEO

    The bank named Tampa banking veteran Al Rogers as its top executive amid an $80 million capital raise and a reinforced commitment to community banking.

    By • May 4, 2026
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    Washington bank Banner to buy Pacific Financial for $177M

    The deal, expected to close in the third quarter, will result in a combined entity with $18 billion in assets.

    By • May 1, 2026
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    Lazard to buy private markets adviser Campbell Lutyens for $575M

    An additional consideration of up to $85 million will be determined by defined performance criteria over multiple years, Lazard said.

    By • April 30, 2026
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    Fintech OppFi to buy Arizona bank for $130M

    The Chicago-based subprime lender said pairing its online platform with BNC’s national bank charter lets it offer more banking services on a broader scale.

    By • April 29, 2026
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    ‘We are a new banking desert’: Oregon bank group CEO

    A tax credit, set to take effect in June, aims to stimulate de novo activity in the state, which hasn’t chartered a new bank since 2007.

    By • April 29, 2026
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    U.S. Bank marketing chief: Brand refresh conveys ‘we’ve arrived’

    As part of a brand revitalization, the super-regional bank is using jewel tones to project sophistication and harnessing its shield design in novel ways, CMO Michael Lacorazza said.

    By • April 28, 2026
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    Mercury nabs conditional OCC charter

    The fintech has received conditional approval four months after it applied for a national bank charter, when it named SoFi alum Jon Auxier as CEO of the proposed Mercury Bank.

    By • April 28, 2026
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    Customers Bank deepens ties with OpenAI

    The Pennsylvania-based lender aims to “reimagine its lending, deposit and payment lifecycles” in commercial banking by handing off document collection, underwriting and other tasks to artificial intelligence.

    By • April 27, 2026
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    Associated Bank CEO wants to pave ‘highway to private wealth’

    After renovations to the Midwest lender’s retail and commercial banks, accelerating growth in private wealth will be the focus in 2027, Andy Harmening said.

    By • April 27, 2026
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    Huntington whittles expense growth

    The regional bank is pruning some investments in hiring and technology amid a tighter focus on controlling cost increases, its CFO said.

    By • April 24, 2026
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    PNC to cut 777 FirstBank jobs this summer

    The reductions at the acquired bank’s Colorado headquarters are designed to stem “overlap.” PNC, in a statement, touted the Denver market as a strong, strategic talent base for technology at the bank.

    By • April 23, 2026
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    First Citizens to shed SVB name

    The Raleigh, North Carolina-based lender is dropping the Silicon Valley Bank name in the fourth quarter. It’s also letting go of the CIT name that’s remained with a commercial unit since a 2022 acquisition.

    By • April 23, 2026
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    Nicolet sells Denver locations to Sunwest

    The banks did not disclose the value of the deal, set to close in the third quarter.

    By • April 22, 2026
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    SC lender drills down on Atlanta area with $100.8M deal

    United Community Banks’ purchase of Peach State Bank would give the acquisitive lender two extra branches and $788 million in assets from fast-growing Hall County.

    By • April 22, 2026
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    Key to buy UK investment banking advisory firm

    The deal to acquire Clearwater UK marks Key’s entrance into the western European market, the Cleveland-based lender said.

    By • April 22, 2026
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    SMBC Americas launches cash management platform

    Cash management systems should be as frictionless to corporate treasurers as smartphone apps are to the masses, SMBC executive Craig Vaream said.

    By • April 22, 2026
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    JPMorgan to add 400 jobs in Charlotte by 2028

    The lender will condense its corporate presence in Charlotte by moving into a 145,000-square-foot space in the city’s SouthPark neighborhood in early 2028, which has room for new hires.

    By • April 21, 2026
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    Fed faults Georgia bank over government lending program

    After an exam revealed operational deficiencies with LaGrange, Georgia-based Community Bankshares, the company was ordered to bolster board oversight and senior management, and improve its capital position.

    By • April 20, 2026
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    Truist CEO defends bank’s growth plans

    Asked about M&A – including whether the bank would consider selling – CEO Bill Rogers said he didn’t “know how to be more clear, that that's just not a priority for us.”

    By • April 20, 2026