Ex-Flagstar CEO accused of illegal conduct

A former compliance executive at the bank sued Alessandro DiNello, saying the ex-CEO knew of a client’s money laundering and discussed sensitive information while a “junior employee sat on his lap.” 

By Rajashree Chakravarty • Aug. 1, 2025

Frost CEO: Lending competition heating up

For the Texas bank, loans lost to other lenders because of structure continued to increase in the second quarter. “I think this represents the level of competition developing in the market,” CEO Phil Green said.

By Caitlin Mullen • Aug. 1, 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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Citi targets commercial clients going through global growing pains

The lender is angling to consolidate banking business for mid-sized corporate clients who’ve racked up a litany of banking partners around the world, according to the global head of Citi’s commercial bank.

By Caitlin Mullen • July 31, 2025

JPMorgan teams up with Coinbase

The U.S.’s biggest bank will partner with the crypto exchange to link Chase bank accounts and Coinbase crypto wallets.

By Rajashree Chakravarty • July 30, 2025

Capital One delivers few details on $265B community plan

A year after touting a community investment proposal as part of an effort to acquire Discover, the card issuer has yet to lay out program specifics.

By Tatiana Walk-Morris • July 30, 2025

Post-asset cap, Wells chases government banking growth

In government banking, “we have felt it, reputationally,” a Wells executive said of the bank’s growth restraint and the issues that prompted it. Now, “our limitations are behind us.”

By Caitlin Mullen • July 29, 2025

TD names next board chair

John MacIntyre will take up the role Sept. 1, after Alan MacGibbon retires. MacIntyre has been an independent director at the bank since 2023 and is the chair of the board’s human resources committee. 

By Rajashree Chakravarty • July 28, 2025

Louisiana credit union to buy in-state bank

Heritage Nola’s nearly $26 million deal with OnPath Credit Union comes after the bank mutually terminated a merger proposal with a Louisiana lender, MC Bancshares. 

By Rajashree Chakravarty • July 25, 2025

Pinnacle, Synovus to combine in $8.6B deal

Synovus had been the subject of merger rumors earlier in the week. The deal could stand as a test case for banks primed to cross the $100 billion-asset threshold amid expected Trump-era deregulation.

By Dan Ennis • July 25, 2025

Michigan, Georgia banks propose to buy in-state peers

Mercantile Bank Corp. will buy Eastern Michigan Financial Corp. in a $95.8 million deal, while Colony Bankcorp inked a $86.1 million deal with TC Bancshares. 

By Rajashree Chakravarty • July 24, 2025

San Francisco credit union to buy California bank

The deal marks the eighth whole-bank purchase by a credit union announced this year.

By Rajashree Chakravarty • July 23, 2025

Old National names KeyBank exec president, COO

Tim Burke oversaw commercial banking in 12 markets at KeyBank, including Chicago. He succeeds Mark Sander, who retired from Old National this year.

By Dan Ennis • July 23, 2025

Huntington CFO: Veritex met ‘high bar’ for acquisitions

The Columbus, Ohio-based bank is largely focused on growing organically, although it remains “opportunistic” about compelling deals, the regional’s finance chief said.

By Caitlin Mullen • July 21, 2025

Texas, Wisconsin banks agree to buy in-state peers

Prosperity Bancshares in Texas agreed to buy American Bank in a $321.5 million deal, while Bank First Corp. inked a $174.3 million deal with Centre 1 Bancorp. 

By Rajashree Chakravarty • July 18, 2025

Western Alliance names JPMorgan vet its next CFO

Vishal Idnani will take the CFO reins in January. Dale Gibbons, who’s been the bank’s finance chief for two decades, will become chief banking officer for deposit initiatives and innovation at the lender.

By Caitlin Mullen • July 18, 2025

State Street CTO moves to CIO role

Andrew Zitney shifted into the role this week, filling a vacancy that opened when Brian Franz took a tech leadership position with Estée Lauder in April.

By Matt Ashare • July 18, 2025

Western Alliance to bring most divisions under one brand

All six of the bank’s other brands will be scrapped in favor of a unified Western Alliance moniker by the end of the year.

By Gabrielle Saulsbery • July 17, 2025

Big bank CEOs talk stablecoin plans

The prospect of a more favorable regulatory environment for digital assets has large lenders exploring or plotting stablecoin plans, JPMorgan, BofA, Citi and U.S. Bank executives indicated last week.

By Caitlin Mullen • July 17, 2025

JPMorgan’s Dimon: Fed independence ‘absolutely critical’

The CEO of the biggest U.S. bank warned Tuesday that “playing around with the Fed can often have adverse consequences.”

By Caitlin Mullen • July 15, 2025

SC’s First Community broaches Atlanta area in $41.6M deal

Buying Signature Bank of Georgia would boost First Community’s Small Business Administration lending and create a bank with 23 locations and roughly $2.3 billion in assets, the companies said.

By Dan Ennis • July 15, 2025

First Fed Bank CEO resigns, COO tapped as interim chief

Matthew Deines, who served as CEO for six years, announced his exit following a lawsuit filed by a Jefferies hedge fund group alleging the bank’s involvement in a fraudulent scheme.

By Rajashree Chakravarty • July 14, 2025

Huntington to buy Texas bank for $1.9B

The Columbus, Ohio-based regional lender will dive deeper into the Lone Star State with the acquisition of Veritex Community Bank’s holding company.

By Gabrielle Saulsbery • July 14, 2025

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

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