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    Valley National Bank to acquire Chicago-area lender for $247M

    Acquiring Providence Bank & Trust would give the $66 billion-asset regional bank a branch footprint in a market where it operates one commercial office.

    By • Aug. 25, 2026
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    Embattled bank names next CEO after investor challenge

    Cashmere Valley Bank tapped a Nicolet executive to take the reins. But the investor who publicly pressured the Washington state-based lender said he's still pursuing changes at the board level.

    By • Aug. 25, 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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    SEC charges 2 former investment bankers with insider trading

    The regulator charged an ex-Bank of America banker with insider trading for allegedly alerting a friend to a pending deal, resulting in an $18.5 ‌million windfall for the friend, who was also charged.

    By • Aug. 24, 2026
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    Virginia lender to acquire Forbright’s DC-area branches

    The transaction, set to close in the fourth quarter, adds three locations and $750 million in deposits to Trustar’s footprint. That frees Forbright to focus on national digital lending.

    By • Aug. 21, 2026
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    Alabama’s SouthPoint under fire by the Fed

    The Federal Reserve and the Alabama State Banking Department ordered SouthPoint Bancshares to take steps “to serve as a source of financial and managerial strength” for its subsidiary SouthPoint Bank.

    By • Aug. 21, 2026
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    Veritex alum scouts for more Texas M&A

    Future Financial CEO Jeff Kesler spent a year courting a small family-owned bank, and believes a patient approach will unlock deals competitors may miss.

    By • Aug. 19, 2026
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    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 • Aug. 18, 2026
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    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 • 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 • Aug. 17, 2026
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    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 • Aug. 14, 2026
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    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 • Aug. 12, 2026
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    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 • Aug. 11, 2026
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    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 • Aug. 11, 2026
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    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
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    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 • Aug. 6, 2026
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    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 • Aug. 3, 2026
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    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 • July 30, 2026
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    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 • July 29, 2026
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    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 • July 27, 2026
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    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 • July 27, 2026
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    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 • July 23, 2026
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    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 • July 23, 2026
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    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 • July 22, 2026
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    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 • July 20, 2026
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    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 • July 20, 2026