Goldman Sachs to buy real estate investment firm for $410M

The acquisition of LCN Capital Partners, set to close by year-end, marks the second nine-figure-or-higher transaction for Goldman in the past week.

By Dan Ennis • Aug. 18, 2026

Old Glory Bank, SPAC scrap merger plans

The bank said last month it may have to pursue “a sale or organized wind-down” if the deal wasn’t consummated, because it lacked sufficient capital to satisfy regulators.

By Caitlin Mullen • Aug. 18, 2026

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NC lender to acquire Blue Ridge Bank for $448M

The deal would grow Asheville, North Carolina-based HomeTrust Bank to $7 billion in assets and 60 locations across the Southeast.

By Caitlin Mullen • Aug. 17, 2026

Bank of America won’t let employees work remotely 2 days in a row

The ban on taking two consecutive remote days includes Friday to Monday and takes effect in mid-September, according to a policy update workers recently received.

By Gabrielle Saulsbery • Aug. 14, 2026

Bank of America pledges $250B toward US infrastructure update

BofA will lend, bank, invest in and advise on projects such as data centers, power generation and transportation.

By Gabrielle Saulsbery • Aug. 12, 2026

Louisiana bank agrees to FDIC consent order over credit quality

Regulators restricted First Guaranty Bank’s ability to extend credit to borrowers whose transactions were labeled a “loss” in a September 2025 exam. The bank also must boost its Tier 1 leverage capital ratio.

By Dan Ennis • Aug. 11, 2026

Illinois’ HBT to buy in-state Tri-County Financial for $204.6M

The deal, set to close in the first quarter of 2027, would boost HBT’s footprint to more than 100 branches and its assets past $8 billion.

By Dan Ennis • Aug. 11, 2026

CX takes a backseat during mergers and acquisitions. Customers notice.

Customers should experience the benefits of the merger — not the complexity behind it, experts say.

By Michael Brady • Aug. 7, 2026

Northwest Bank overhauls C-suite to drive transformation

Over the past three years, CEO Louis Torchio has hired executives with bigger-bank experience to lead Northwest’s commercial pivot and M&A ramp-up.

By Caitlin Mullen • Aug. 6, 2026

Frost CEO warns of ‘race to the bottom’ on Texas loan structure

While $54 billion-asset Frost Bank seeks to remain competitive on price, the structure element of loans can be tough, because it’s “dangerous to do that poorly,” CEO Phil Green said.

By Caitlin Mullen • Aug. 3, 2026

Founder of fintech Increase buys a bank in Washington state

Increase founder Darragh Buckley said the move was a long time coming, as he started the company six years ago with the goal of marrying a bank and technology company.

By Caitlin Mullen • July 30, 2026

Banc of California sees surprise $251.3M loss

The Los Angeles lender repositioned securities into shorter-duration, higher-yielding products. It also launched the sale of $827 million in real estate and multifamily loans and retired $385 million in debt.

By Dan Ennis • July 29, 2026

Huntington banks on fee growth amid deposit cost competition

As the regional lender’s deposit costs edge up, strong fee revenue can offset the bank’s slightly lower than expected net interest income, CFO Zach Wasserman said.

By Caitlin Mullen • July 27, 2026

Banco Popular CEO to retire

Puerto Rico’s largest lender is moving its CFO, Jorge García, into its chief executive role when Javier Ferrer exits the bank Aug. 31.

By Dan Ennis • July 27, 2026

Alaska bank to buy Oregon lender for $167.3M

By acquiring Medford, Oregon-based People’s Bank of Commerce, Anchorage-based Northrim Bank will grow to $4.2 billion in assets and 32 branches.

By Caitlin Mullen • July 23, 2026

Black-owned banks Optus, M&F to merge

The roughly $105 million deal, set to close in the fourth quarter, will create a $1.3 billion-asset entity, the largest Black-owned bank in the country, the institutions said Wednesday.

By Dan Ennis • July 23, 2026

Ohio’s First Financial expands Chicago footprint in $208M deal

Acquiring northwest Indiana’s Finward Bancorp would give First Financial an extra $2 billion in assets and 24 added branches around the nation’s third-largest market.

By Caitlin Mullen • July 22, 2026

Citizens to exit agreements with CoreCivic, GEO

Citizens called the end of its relationships with the ICE contractors “a business decision” that “does not reflect any change in our view regarding these companies' business models or operations.”

By Gabrielle Saulsbery • July 20, 2026

Kansas’ Small Business Bank fails

The Fed last month gave the Lenexa, Kansas-based lender 30 days to increase its equity, after two previous enforcement actions. It’s the fourth bank collapse of 2026 and the second in seven days.

By Dan Ennis • July 20, 2026

Banks report operational changes driven by AI adoption

Executives at Bank of America, Citi and JPMorgan Chase highlighted the scale of ongoing AI adoption efforts and effects on operations.

By Makenzie Holland • July 20, 2026

Truist’s Rogers: Lyons CEO appointment brings ‘certainty’

There was “probably a little uncertainty of my timeline,” the outgoing CEO said Friday, and naming Mike Lyons to the role provides “assurance.”

By Caitlin Mullen • July 17, 2026

Former BNY exec seeks to launch community bank in Pittsburgh

Sagehaven Bancorp aims to focus on serving small and mid-market companies and mid- to high-net-worth individuals and is projected to open in April 2027.

By Gabrielle Saulsbery • July 16, 2026

NC’s First Bank to buy SC lender for $166M

Buying Carolina Bank & Trust would add 14 branches to First Bank’s existing 113-location footprint and push the acquirer well past $13 billion in assets. The deal is set to close by the first quarter of 2027.

By Dan Ennis • July 15, 2026

Citi flags potential for more severance this year

The bank, which has reduced headcount by about 5% over the past year, is focused on finding efficiencies to fund investments, executives indicated Tuesday.

By Caitlin Mullen • July 15, 2026

First Hawaiian to buy California’s TriCo in $2B deal

The acquisition, set to close by year-end, marks a return to the mainland for the Hawaiian lender, which was once part of BNP Paribas’ U.S. network.

By Dan Ennis • July 14, 2026