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    U.S. Bank takes ‘quieter’ approach to branch expansion

    The bank is prioritizing branch density and working to fix “unevenness” across its 26-state footprint. But it hasn’t committed to a specific number of branch builds.

    By • May 7, 2026
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    M&T takes ‘patient’ approach to M&A, CFO says

    The Buffalo, New York-based regional has “a specific number of candidates that we're talking to” but an acquisition “will happen when it happens,” M&T CFO Daryl Bible said Tuesday.

    By • May 6, 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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    Cambridge Savings Bank expands into NH in $80.9M deal

    Buying First Seacoast Bank will add five branches to the $7 billion-asset Massachusetts lender, and give Cambridge nearly $600 million in extra assets.

    By • May 5, 2026
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    Citizens Bank customers pull money over lender’s ICE ties

    Nonprofit organizations and individual customers are pushing back against Citizens' relationships to two ICE detention center operators.

    By • May 4, 2026
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    Florida’s BayFirst makes a switch at CEO

    The bank named Tampa banking veteran Al Rogers as its top executive amid an $80 million capital raise and a reinforced commitment to community banking.

    By • May 4, 2026
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    Washington bank Banner to buy Pacific Financial for $177M

    The deal, expected to close in the third quarter, will result in a combined entity with $18 billion in assets.

    By • May 1, 2026
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    Citi adds AI-powered adviser in wealth unit

    Discussions are underway to use the agentic AI tool more broadly across the bank, “especially with the credit card business,” said Joe Bonanno, head of wealth intelligence at Citi.

    By • May 1, 2026
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    Fintech OppFi to buy Arizona bank for $130M

    The Chicago-based subprime lender said pairing its online platform with BNC’s national bank charter lets it offer more banking services on a broader scale.

    By • April 29, 2026
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    ‘We are a new banking desert’: Oregon bank group CEO

    A tax credit, set to take effect in June, aims to stimulate de novo activity in the state, which hasn’t chartered a new bank since 2007.

    By • April 29, 2026
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    U.S. Bank marketing chief: Brand refresh conveys ‘we’ve arrived’

    As part of a brand revitalization, the super-regional bank is using jewel tones to project sophistication and harnessing its shield design in novel ways, CMO Michael Lacorazza said.

    By • April 28, 2026
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    Mercury nabs conditional OCC charter

    The fintech has received conditional approval four months after it applied for a national bank charter, when it named SoFi alum Jon Auxier as CEO of the proposed Mercury Bank.

    By • April 28, 2026
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    Ohio’s Peoples Bank to expand in Kentucky

    The sale of Citizens Bank of Kentucky’s securities portfolio will help Peoples remain under $10 billion in assets.

    By • April 27, 2026
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    Associated Bank CEO wants to pave ‘highway to private wealth’

    After renovations to the Midwest lender’s retail and commercial banks, accelerating growth in private wealth will be the focus in 2027, Andy Harmening said.

    By • April 27, 2026
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    Trump calls out Wells Fargo, banks over LA fire response

    The federal government “will be looking into” banks’ actions following last year’s fires, the president said in a social media post Thursday. "The Banks must treat those people … very fairly and well."

    By • April 24, 2026
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    Huntington whittles expense growth

    The regional bank is pruning some investments in hiring and technology amid a tighter focus on controlling cost increases, its CFO said.

    By • April 24, 2026
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    PNC to cut 777 FirstBank jobs this summer

    The reductions at the acquired bank’s Colorado headquarters are designed to stem “overlap.” PNC, in a statement, touted the Denver market as a strong, strategic talent base for technology at the bank.

    By • April 23, 2026
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    LendingClub to rebrand as Happen Bank

    CEO Scott Sanborn indicated the name change has the digital bank’s moniker catching up with what the company has become.

    By • April 22, 2026
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    Nicolet sells Denver locations to Sunwest

    The banks did not disclose the value of the deal, set to close in the third quarter.

    By • April 22, 2026
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    SC lender drills down on Atlanta area with $100.8M deal

    United Community Banks’ purchase of Peach State Bank would give the acquisitive lender two extra branches and $788 million in assets from fast-growing Hall County.

    By • April 22, 2026
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    Banks’ CX matters when it comes to stock performance, study finds

    National banks identified as customer experience leaders delivered a cumulative total stock return 2.4 times greater than CX laggards over a nine-year period, Watermark Consulting research found.

    By Bryan Wassel • April 22, 2026
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    Truist CEO defends bank’s growth plans

    Asked about M&A – including whether the bank would consider selling – CEO Bill Rogers said he didn’t “know how to be more clear, that that's just not a priority for us.”

    By • April 20, 2026
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    Citi, Wells, PNC CEOs dismiss M&A likelihood

    Citi CEO Jane Fraser shut down reports the lender is pursuing a bank acquisition. Wells Fargo and PNC’s CEOs, too, stressed their focus on organic growth over M&A.

    By • April 15, 2026
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    Byline Bank CEO discusses approaching $10B threshold

    Since Alberto Paracchini helped recapitalize Byline with $2.4 billion in assets in 2013, the Chicago bank has nearly quadrupled in size.

    By • April 14, 2026
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    JPMorgan blasts capital proposals, estimates 4% increase

    The CEO and CFO of the biggest U.S. bank called for further changes to Basel III and G-SIB surcharge proposals, saying the latter is “still broken.”

    By • April 14, 2026
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    How Fifth Third beats back impersonation scams

    Bank impersonation scams, which tripled from 2024 to 2025, were the leading scam the regional lender encountered in 2025, said Kristopher Edwards, head of fraud prevention.

    By • April 10, 2026