All articles by Vidhya Edwards Munnangi

Vidhya Edwards Munnangi

John Marshall agrees $253m all-stock merger with Eagle Financial

The merged business will have $4.4bn in assets and 23 banking offices.

Chime to buy Stride Bank in $590m deal 

Stride, a nationally chartered bank, has worked with Chime as a banking partner for more than seven years.  

Blackstone explores stake in India’s IIFL Finance – report  

Fairfax is looking at exit from IIFL Finance as it works to align with regulatory norms ahead of a possible acquisition of IDBI. 

WaFd and EverBank Financial agree on $3.9bn reverse merger

After the deal closes, WaFd is set to stay listed on the public market but will be renamed as EverBank Financial.

BMO finalises divestment of 138 branches to First-Citizens Bank  

First Citizens Bank is taking on about $5.7bn of deposit liabilities and purchasing roughly $1.1bn of loans.  

State Bank of India targets 12,000 hires and 250 more branches – report  

The recruitment drive will span clerical as well as officer roles.  

Equity Bancshares and Lincoln Bancorp agree $123.8m merger 

The deal will bring 16 Lincoln Savings Bank branches into Equity’s network. 

Revolut gets conditional OCC clearance for US banking licence  

If approved, Revolut could offer US customers loans, credit cards, FDIC-insured deposits, stablecoins and cryptocurrencies directly. 

First National of Nebraska to acquire InBankshares for up to $204m 

FNBO will strengthen its operations in Colorado with the addition of nine InBank branches across the Front Range. 

UK fines Citigroup unit over Russia sanctions breaches 

The bank handled 970 payments worth more than £19.7m through accounts that ought to have been subject to restrictions.