Claudia Buch says the lack of harmonized bank mergers rules at the national level is creating obstacles for the creation of cross-border bank entities

Congressman Andy Barr argues the rule will hurt community and regional banks' ability to merge and may increase consolidation by limiting competition

Four associations warned that Capital One’s acquisition of Discover would reduce the bank’s motivation to offer competitive prices

ICBA’s payment subsidiary will upgrade 1,400 community banks’ cards to Mastercard

OakNorth, a digital bank catering to entrepreneurs, announced the release of its latest Annual Report

The loan will be utilized to facilitate the construction of 16 new condominiums in Manhattan's Upper East Side

The deal still requires approval from the Federal Reserve System and the OCC

The bank will use proceeds of the sale for share buybacks and growth investments

Heald is bound to make significant contributions in bank startups and leadership

CEO confidence and stock market performance listed as top factors that should increase M&A activity