Third Coast to buy Oklahoma bank for $240M

The deal comes roughly a year after Houston-based Third Coast announced its $123 million purchase of Austin, Texas-based Keystone Bancshares.

By Gabrielle Saulsbery • Oct. 7, 2026

Ally CEO: ‘Strategy is about choices’

A narrower focus is driving better returns at the $200 billion-asset lender, although the credit and interest rate environment may challenge execution of Michael Rhodes’ strategy.

By Caitlin Mullen • Oct. 7, 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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Top bank conferences to attend in 2027

Connecting with peers and competitors may offer the gut-check that banking leaders need so they can innovate in a way that lets customers and shareholders both prosper.

By Dan Ennis • Oct. 6, 2026

Amerant Bank CEO tackles credit crisis

Efforts to change the internal culture around credit risk within the Florida bank’s lending portfolio have begun paying off, Carlos Iafigliola said.

By Caitlin Mullen • Oct. 1, 2026

Charter must be ‘top priority’ for fintechs pursuing it: Mercury exec

The fintech has always wanted a charter, according to Mercury Bank CEO Jon Auxier. After years of hard work, “now is the right moment to go after it.”

By Gabrielle Saulsbery • Sept. 30, 2026

Peoples Bancorp to buy Maryland’s Capital Bancorp for $728M

Peoples’ second deal of 2026 will push the Marietta, Ohio-based lender well past the $10 billion-asset threshold it aimed to stay under with its last deal.

By Gabrielle Saulsbery • Sept. 30, 2026

JPMorgan Chase names next HR chief

Mark O’Donovan, the bank’s CEO of international consumer banking, will succeed retiring human-resources head Robin Leopold in January.

By Dan Ennis • Sept. 30, 2026

SMBC Americas COO is out

Greg Keeley is no longer with the company he joined last year, according to an email sent to staff Monday.

By Gabrielle Saulsbery • Sept. 29, 2026

Valley National Bank to acquire fintech Bluevine for $340M

The fintech is set to bring Valley $2.1 billion in deposits and make the bank “a much stronger and more relevant small business competitor,” executives said Monday.

By Caitlin Mullen • Sept. 28, 2026

Huntington unites marketing, digital in a push for growth

Former USAA executive Ameesh Vakharia has been tasked with aligning the regional bank’s brand experience with its digital product delivery. “We can't have marketing buzzwords or campaigns that don't manifest,” he said.

By Caitlin Mullen • Sept. 25, 2026

WestStar stretches New Mexico presence with Southwest Capital deal

The transaction, set to close in the first quarter of 2027, gives Southwest Capital a landing spot after a previous tie-up with a credit union collapsed.

By Dan Ennis • Sept. 24, 2026

BofA battles for talent as business banker hiring surges

Bank of America's Sharon Miller says competitors recognize business owners as a fountain of leads for cross-selling opportunities and are chasing that business, too.

By Caitlin Mullen • Sept. 24, 2026

Florida de novo opens its doors

The $43 million raised from local investors “demonstrated how much the community was needing this,” Portrait Bank founder and CEO Erik Weiner said.

By Gabrielle Saulsbery • Sept. 22, 2026

Ally bets on loyalty perks to boost consumer bank strategy

The digital lender aims to drive relevancy with customers’ everyday spending through the addition of a rewards program, Ally’s president of consumer banking said.

By Caitlin Mullen • Sept. 22, 2026

Boston’s Beacon names next CEO a year after merger

Sean Gray served as chief operating officer at Beacon and as president and COO of predecessor Berkshire Bank. Beacon CEO Paul Perrault retired Monday.

By Dan Ennis • Sept. 22, 2026

OCC conditionally approves 3 national trust charters

Bastion Platforms Trust Co., Agora National Trust Bank and Catena Trust Bank applied for charters in March, April and May, respectively.

By Gabrielle Saulsbery • Sept. 21, 2026

New Orleans de novo aims to challenge bigger-bank dominance

Nola Bank is Louisiana’s first new lender since 2010 and is pursuing minority depository institution status, executives said.

By Caitlin Mullen • Sept. 21, 2026

PNC, Regions, Citizens execs eschew M&A ‘distraction’

Executives at regional lenders cited AI priorities, systems conversions and strategic initiatives as reasons to avoid pursuing deals despite regulatory tailwinds.

By Caitlin Mullen • Sept. 16, 2026

Truist to exit near-prime auto lending, sell $5.5B in loans

New CEO Mike Lyons has added “a lot of urgency and intensity” around a strategic review the bank is conducting, CFO Mike Maguire said Tuesday.

By Caitlin Mullen • Sept. 15, 2026

Brazil’s Nubank launches in the US

The debut, ahead of full OCC approval but through a partner bank, coincides with the rollout of a multicurrency digital account for cross-border transactions.

By Dan Ennis • Sept. 15, 2026

When collections is treated as arrears, banks miss the real risk

Handled well, collections stops being the end of a relationship and becomes the moment it proves its value.

Sept. 14, 2026

How Navy Federal harnesses AI to confront scam activity

A top anti-fraud executive at the credit union says thwarting scams requires “totally different” tools than fraud, and AI is providing both new threats and novel solutions.

By Caitlin Mullen • Sept. 11, 2026

Chime outgrew bank partner model, CEO says

“There's no question that we haven't been able to move as fast as we would like” with product launches, Chris Britt said Sept. 9. Acquiring Stride Bank will give the fintech “complete control of our destiny.”

By Caitlin Mullen • Sept. 10, 2026

Virginia banks to combine in $253M deal

A tie-up with Eagle Financial Services would nearly triple John Marshall Bancorp's branch footprint and almost double its assets.

By Gabrielle Saulsbery • Sept. 9, 2026

Chime to buy Stride Bank for $590M

Acquiring one of its longtime bank partners offers the fintech “a faster and more proven path to full-stack ownership,” compared to pursuing its own charter, Chime said Tuesday.

By Caitlin Mullen • Updated Sept. 9, 2026