Flatirons Bank sues competitor over ‘aggressive’ turf war

A Colorado bank and its Virginia rival, Eastern Point Trust Co., have traded lawsuits that have alleged anticompetitive practices and intellectual property infringement in the qualified settlement fund space.

By Gabrielle Saulsbery • Sept. 25, 2025

Revolut to invest $13B in global expansion

The U.K. bank is eyeing 30 new markets by 2030, and 100 million global customers by 2027.

By Gabrielle Saulsbery • Sept. 24, 2025

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QNB to buy smaller Pennsylvania bank for $41M

The transaction, expected to close as soon as the fourth quarter, will create a company with about $2.4 billion in assets and a combined market cap of $173 million.

By Gabrielle Saulsbery • Sept. 24, 2025

OCC bans five from TD, Wells, PNC

Five former bank employees have been penalized in cases that involve alleged PPP fraud, misappropriation and theft.

By Gabrielle Saulsbery • Sept. 22, 2025

First Interstate CEO: Colorado ‘a better opportunity’ after PNC move

Jim Reuter – who spent 37 years at FirstBank, most recently as CEO – said PNC’s acquisition of the Colorado bank creates opportunities for other local lenders to snag customers and talent.

By Caitlin Mullen • Sept. 19, 2025

BMO taps insider as next CFO

Rahul Nalgirkar, CFO of the bank’s U.S. operations, will succeed Tayfun Tuzun, who is set to retire early next year. Like Tuzun, Nalgirkar is a Fifth Third alum.

By Dan Ennis • Sept. 19, 2025

BofA boosts minimum hourly wage to $25

The Charlotte, North Carolina-based bank followed through on a 2021 promise to raise its pay floor to that level. And it’s not the only lender to do so this year.

By Caitlin Mullen • Sept. 17, 2025

Ally CIO: Pace of tech change ‘weighs on me’

Sathish Muthukrishnan, the bank’s chief information, data and digital officer, shared what’s surprised him about the use of Ally’s AI platform and the challenges of keeping up with rapid tech evolution.

By Caitlin Mullen • Sept. 17, 2025

National Bank Holdings to acquire Texas lender for $369M

Acquiring privately held Vista, which has operations in Texas and Florida, would push Denver-based NBH to $12.4 billion in total assets.

By Caitlin Mullen • Sept. 16, 2025

Washington bank sued by hedge fund names next CEO

Curt Queyrouze, most recently president of Coastal Community Bank, was chosen as First Fed’s next CEO, following the resignation of former CEO Matthew Deines in July.

By Caitlin Mullen • Sept. 15, 2025

Zions CEO eyes acquisition opportunities

The $89 billion-asset regional is “a really good partner” for small banks that “are going to be looking for a home,” its CEO said this week.

By Caitlin Mullen • Sept. 12, 2025

TD names next COO, general counsel

The Canadian lender hired its incoming operations chief from HSBC and general counsel from BMO. Meanwhile, a 37-year TD vet will take on a global marketing role.

By Gabrielle Saulsbery • Sept. 11, 2025

Merger with Synovus isn’t ‘Truist 2.0,’ Pinnacle CEO says

The CEOs of Pinnacle and Synovus sought to assure investors that they learned from other recent mergers of equals and sorted out a number of decisions early on.

By Caitlin Mullen • Sept. 11, 2025

PNC CEO: ‘We just effectively bought Colorado’

If PNC finds another acquisition target like FirstBank, “we’d probably do it,” CEO Bill Demchak said, adding, “the path to growth is long and curious, and unpredictable.”

By Caitlin Mullen • Sept. 10, 2025

Minnesota’s Bremer Bank to lay off 244 after sale to Old National

The employee reductions will go into effect in October and November, according to a WARN notice filed with the state. Old National’s acquisition of Bremer closed May 1.

By Gabrielle Saulsbery • Sept. 10, 2025

PNC to acquire FirstBank in $4.1B deal

The move would triple PNC’s presence in Colorado and boost its Arizona footprint by more than a dozen branches, the bank said.

By Caitlin Mullen • Sept. 8, 2025

JPMorgan to launch digital retail bank in Germany in 2026

Germany will be the Wall Street bank’s second European retail market after entering the U.K. in 2021.

By Gabrielle Saulsbery • Sept. 4, 2025

BNY offers cyber, AI training for community bankers

The program is set to address cybersecurity, artificial intelligence and data analytics – topics that came up in a survey of community bankers BNY fielded last year.

By Caitlin Mullen • Sept. 4, 2025

FNB dives deeper into the Southeast

First National Bank aims to add more branches in North and South Carolina, joining a growing list of banks doubling down on their presence in the region.

By Gabrielle Saulsbery • Sept. 3, 2025

JPMorgan Chase’s ‘small bites’ approach to growth pays off

The largest U.S. lender is closely tracking customer migration as it maps out where to add more branches, its Southeast consumer-banking lead says.

By Caitlin Mullen • Sept. 3, 2025

Kansas bank to broach Nebraska in $122.8M deal

Equity Bancshares’ merger with Frontier Holdings, set to close in the fourth quarter, is expected to bolster the Wichita lender’s footprint with seven added locations, along with $1.4 billion in new assets.

By Dan Ennis • Sept. 3, 2025

HSBC US CEO leaves for Deutsche Bank

Lisa McGeough took the helm of the British lender’s U.S. operations in January. Jason Henderson, deputy head of U.S. banking at HSBC, has stepped into McGeough’s former role.

By Gabrielle Saulsbery • Sept. 2, 2025

ANZ bankers learned they were axed in email error

Roughly 300 retail bankers at one of Australia’s largest lenders discovered, through an automated email – before higher-ups told them – that they were losing their jobs.

By Gabrielle Saulsbery • Aug. 28, 2025

FDIC: Capital One-Discover deal dents Q2 bank profit

Aggregate net income for banks insured by the regulator fell 1%, to $69.9 billion, in the quarter, due to higher provision expenses tied to Capital One’s acquisition of Discover.

By Caitlin Mullen • Aug. 27, 2025

JPMorgan Chase relaunches HELOC loans after 5-year break

The bank stopped offering home equity lines of credit in April 2020 due to economic uncertainty and now looks to capitalize on high home values.

By Gabrielle Saulsbery • Aug. 27, 2025