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    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 • Sept. 9, 2026
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    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 • Updated Sept. 9, 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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    Georgia de novo opts to recapitalize Virginia bank

    “It would have taken us a year and a half to two years to get near a $200 million bank,” Georgia Skyline Bank co-founder Ryan Floyd said. “Now we’re that on Day One.”

    By • Sept. 8, 2026
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    Huntington elevates Standridge to president

    Brant Standridge, president of consumer and regional banking, will oversee all of Huntington’s revenue-generating businesses.

    By • Sept. 8, 2026
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    EverBank, WaFd to merge in $3.9B deal

    The transaction, set to close in the first quarter of 2027, would create a lender with $75 billion in assets, $59 billion in deposits and $58 billion in loans.

    By • Sept. 8, 2026
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    MoneyLion alums take OpenReserve ‘out of stealth’

    Couched as a home for “continuous” banking, the company received conditional approval for a national banking license from the OCC.

    By • Sept. 4, 2026
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    Revolut nabs conditional OCC charter

    The neobank has long eyed a U.S. banking charter, seeing it as “a seat at the table” with regulators.

    By • Sept. 4, 2026
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    Kansas’ Equity Bank to expand in Iowa with $123.8M deal

    Acquiring Lincoln Savings Bank would give Equity 16 added branches in the Hawkeye State and create a lender with $9.1 billion in assets.

    By • Sept. 3, 2026
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    TD pushes US branch expansion amid AML reform

    The Canadian bank plans to open 100 U.S. branches by 2028, mostly in the Southeast. But satisfying its long-running consent order remains a top priority, executives said.

    By • Sept. 2, 2026
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    FNBO to acquire Colorado bank in $204M deal

    The Nebraska-based lender said acquiring $1.4 billion-asset InBank will expand its Colorado footprint into the Denver and Colorado Springs markets.

    By • Sept. 2, 2026
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    Citizens targets gap between consumer, commercial banking

    Tapping its private-bank focus areas, the lender has hired business bankers in New York, Florida and California markets, targeting clients with $5 million to $50 million in revenue.

    By • Sept. 2, 2026
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    KeyCorp taps City National, Fifth Third alum as strategy chief

    Chris Doll’s “ability to align strategy, financial discipline, and execution will be instrumental as we continue to drive long-term growth,” Key CFO Clark Khayat said.

    By • Sept. 1, 2026
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    Mike Lyons begins his Truist era

    As the industry veteran takes the helm of the bank, he’ll need a “bold and big” plan to jump-start the bank’s growth, an analyst said.

    By • Sept. 1, 2026
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    4 takeaways from Jes Staley’s Epstein testimony

    Former JPMorgan executive Jes Staley shared confidential information with Jeffrey Epstein when the now-late financier was in prison for sex crimes.

    By • Aug. 27, 2026
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    Indiana’s First Financial to buy Illinois bank for $111.3M

    Acquiring Hickory Point Bank and Trust will give the Hoosier State lender eight added branches in central Illinois and boost its asset total to $6.9 billion.

    By • Aug. 27, 2026
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    ICBA CEO: ‘No middle ground’ on closing Clarity Act’s stablecoin loophole

    Deposit flight concerns have ramped up as the regulatory apparatus becomes more “lenient” and new paths such as trust charters and skinny master accounts are embraced, ICBA’s CEO said.

    By • Aug. 27, 2026
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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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    Truist doubles down on wealth-transfer opportunity

    The Charlotte, North Carolina-based bank pinpoints mass-affluent customers, hiring more advisers at its “premier” level and seeing the segment as a feeder to wealth management.

    By • Aug. 25, 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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    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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    Citi scoops up rewards fintech Kard

    The fintech’s tech, talent and merchant ties are intended to strengthen the bank’s commerce ecosystem strategy in its consumer cards business, Citi said.

    By • Aug. 17, 2026