HBT Financial and Town and Country Bank to combine, while Virginia’s TowneBank and Farmers Bank also plan a merger

Plus: C-suite appointments at TowneBank, Heartland Bank & Trust, and Capital City Bank Group

U.S. banks have seen unprecedented growth in bank deposits as a result of the COVID-19 outbreak

Plus: First Federal Bank of Kansas City overhauls banking app; Seymour Bank partners with Teslar for commercial lending

The pause on student loan payments that has gone on for over two years is supposed to end at the end of the month

The regulator has demanded the websites remove references to federal insurance for crypto trading

EagleBank’s former chief failed to properly report loans made to family trusts, SEC says

Plus: New board appointments at 1st Capital Bancorp and Pinnacle Bankshares Corporation

The guidelines give Reserve Banks more transparency in reviewing requests to accounts and payment services

Evolving cybersecurity threats are putting critical operations at risk and highlighting the need for collaboration among public- and private-sector stakeholders