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

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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.

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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

PNC’s Demchak bemoans M&A speculation

The PNC CEO said everyone’s a buyer, and price tags are too high on small-bank sellers. But at the same time, he blasted critics of his franchise’s FirstBank deal.

By Caitlin Mullen • Dec. 11, 2025

Goldman, Moody’s alum-led credit platform raises $6.1M

Available data to make credit decisions has grown tenfold in the last decade, one investor said, but most financial institutions’ systems haven’t evolved in that time. Fintech AIR aims to close that gap.

By Gabrielle Saulsbery • Dec. 10, 2025

Fifth Third, Brex ink corporate card partnership

Fifth Third’s corporate card program, previously operated in-house, will soon be powered entirely by fintech Brex.

By Gabrielle Saulsbery • Dec. 10, 2025

Fifth Third CEO downplays HoldCo lawsuit over Comerica deal

The lawsuit against Fifth Third and Comerica has “been filed for basically every major deal” done over the past several years, “and I expect that'll work its way out through the courts in due time,” Tim Spence said Wednesday.

By Caitlin Mullen • Dec. 10, 2025

HSBC taps interim US CEO for permanent role

Jason Henderson took on interim duties after the bank’s previous U.S. CEO, Lisa McGeough, left HSBC to lead Deutsche Bank’s Americas region.

By Dan Ennis • Dec. 9, 2025