JPMorgan CFO: Card interest cap would ‘significantly change’ bank’s business

The CFO of the largest U.S. lender didn’t rule out that the banking industry could take legal action if a credit card interest rate cap is imposed, as President Donald Trump has suggested.

By Caitlin Mullen • Jan. 13, 2026

U.S. Bank to buy BTIG for $1B to bolster capital-markets business

BTIG has served as an equity capital markets referral partner for U.S. Bank since 2014. The two firms subsequently launched an M&A advisory referral program.

By Dan Ennis • Jan. 13, 2026

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Artificial intelligence

Banks’ focus on AI has shifted from a “cool-toys” mentality to one that sees the technology as a foundational pillar underlying finance and society itself.

By Banking Dive staff

Wells Fargo location in Connecticut votes against unionizing

Of 30 Wells branches to have held union elections, three have voted against unionizing. A Wells Fargo branch in Wallingford, Connecticut is one of them.

By Gabrielle Saulsbery • Jan. 8, 2026

Comerica, Fifth Third shareholders back merger

Comerica shareholders ignored an activist investor’s urging to reject the deal, with 97% of votes cast Tuesday in favor of the bank’s acquisition by Fifth Third.

By Caitlin Mullen • Jan. 7, 2026

4 banking trends to watch in 2026

This year is poised to show how far the groundwork laid in 2025 can carry the banking space – with regard to regulation, mergers and acquisitions, artificial intelligence and more.

By Caitlin Mullen , Gabrielle Saulsbery , Dan Ennis • Jan. 7, 2026

Former Piedmont Bank execs start Georgia de novo

The bank, aiming to serve small-business clients, is scheduled to open in late February or early March.

By Caitlin Mullen • Jan. 6, 2026

Citi cites $1.2B loss on Russia sale

The bank’s board approved the transfer of its Russia business to Renaissance Capital and will reclassify the assets as “held for sale.”

By Dan Ennis • Jan. 5, 2026

Peruvian lender to acquire Florida’s Helm Bank for $180M

The vast majority of Helm’s loans comprise residential real estate from borrowers whose primary homes are outside the U.S.

By Dan Ennis • Jan. 5, 2026

OceanFirst to buy Flushing Bank in $579M NY expansion

The transaction, including a $225 million investment from private-equity firm Warburg Pincus, would create a roughly $23 billion-asset bank with 80 locations.

By Dan Ennis • Jan. 5, 2026

Wells Fargo alum tapped as Zions Bank’s next CEO

Nate Callister, the Salt Lake City-based lender’s executive director of commercial banking, will lead the bank after Paul Burdiss retires Dec. 31.

By Dan Ennis • Dec. 23, 2025

Huntington’s $7.4B Cadence deal gets regulatory sign-off

The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency approved the acquisition 56 days after it was proposed – leaving just one multibillion-dollar banking deal from 2025 awaiting regulators’ blessing.

By Dan Ennis • Dec. 23, 2025

Comerica-Fifth Third deal’s speed attacked by investor HoldCo

A presentation on the proposal comes as proxy adviser Institutional Shareholder Services recommends Comerica shareholders vote in favor of the acquisition Jan. 6.

By Caitlin Mullen • Dec. 23, 2025

Burke & Herbert to acquire LinkBank for $354M

The deal would create an $11 billion-asset bank and give the Virginia lender entry into Pennsylvania.

By Caitlin Mullen • Dec. 22, 2025

Ex-IberiaBank CEO is getting the band back together

Daryl Byrd, who led IberiaBank for two decades, is leading an investor group that is acquiring Louisiana lender M C Bank – and loading its C-suite with Iberia alums.

By Gabrielle Saulsbery • Dec. 22, 2025

SoCal commercial bank stretches into San Jose with $811M deal

CVB Financial’s acquisition of Heritage Commerce Corp. marked one of two nine-figure bank tie-ups Wednesday in California – arguably where 2025’s post-Capital One M&A surge began.

By Dan Ennis • Dec. 19, 2025

Old National accuses Bell Bank of ‘coup d’état’

Eight former ONB employees resigned in concert before moving to Bell Bank. In a lawsuit Monday, Old National said the “coup d’état” was “designed to cause maximum disruption."

By Gabrielle Saulsbery • Dec. 18, 2025

Comerica filing details back-and-forth with Fifth Third, ‘Institution A’

The bank provided more information Thursday as its deal with Fifth Third has drawn litigation alleging a lack of transparency.

By Caitlin Mullen • Dec. 18, 2025

California’s Community West to acquire United Security in $191.9M deal

The two Fresno-based banks will combine to create a “more robust and more visible” $5 billion-asset lender, Community West’s CEO said. The transaction is set to close in the second quarter of 2026.

By Dan Ennis • Dec. 18, 2025

ServisFirst aims to put down Texas roots

The Alabama-based commercial bank named a Texas regional CEO and said it would open a Houston office, in the latest move by a lender to expand in the coveted Lone Star State.

By Dan Ennis • Dec. 17, 2025

Fed terminates Goldman, Metropolitan consent orders

The cease-and-desists date back to 2020 and 2023, tied to the 1MDB scandal and prepaid cards, respectively.

By Gabrielle Saulsbery • Dec. 17, 2025

RBC’s City National makes Carolinas push

The Los Angeles-based bank opened offices in Charlotte and Greenville to house roughly 120 area employees amid a regional growth spurt that has swept up U.S. Bank, PNC, Huntington, Citi and more.

By Dan Ennis • Dec. 16, 2025

Huntington waves off expanding beyond Cadence footprint

“We’re not going to be trying to go national, or West Coast, or Northeast, or other stuff,” CEO Steve Steinour said last week at an investor conference.

By Caitlin Mullen • Dec. 16, 2025

Investor HoldCo urges Comerica shareholders to reject Fifth Third deal

Fifth Third is “obligated to try to re-cut” the deal, HoldCo said, adding the bank likely didn’t expect Comerica to accept “the low end of its first offer.”

By Dan Ennis • Dec. 15, 2025

The evolving landscape of consumer finance: key insights from leading lenders

We interviewed leading consumer finance lenders about the biggest industry trends and challenges.

Dec. 15, 2025

OCC cites 9 big banks’ ‘inappropriate’ debanking actions

The agency stopped short of detailing specific instances but pointed to policy statements from 2020 through 2022 in a preliminary report issued Wednesday.

By Dan Ennis • Dec. 11, 2025