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Capital One's acquisition of Discover brings it to the top of the ranking.

The top five credit unions in the ranking had combined deposits of more than $278 billion as of Dec. 31.

Standard Chartered Bank hired a new head of digital assets, Europe and Americas; Provident Financial Holdings has a new chief financial officer; Bank of America is opening four branches in Boise, Idaho; and more in this week's banking news roundup.

Banks scored well in the tax bill out of Ways and Means this week, with wins on S Corps and rural lending, but have so far lost out on credit union taxes and additional burdens on payments competitors.

Bank professionals largely agree that the customer experience shapes the way work is performed within their organization. However, there are some issues that get in the way of a customer-centric approach.

The top five credit unions in the ranking had combined assets of more than $326 billion as of Dec. 31.

Of the 10 deals that have occurred this year, nearly half were announced in April.

The 29 companies that made this year's list offered flexible work schedules, generous amounts of paid time off and fun activities to keep employees happy.

New Jersey-based ConnectOne Bancorp received FDIC approval for its merger with First of Long Island Corp; lending-services fintech Oportun makes changes to its board of directors; Associated Banc-Corp's Steven Zandpour will succeed David Stein as head of consumer and business banking; and more in this week's banking news roundup.

The three largest deals raised an average of more than $136 million.

Vectra Bank Colorado President Bruce Alexander is retiring after 25 years with the bank; Unilever Federal Credit Union in New Jersey was shut down by NCUA; Vista Bank hired Bob Mahalik in preparation for Texas bank M&A; and more in this week's banking news roundup.

The top five banks saw an average rise in their assets of almost 31% between 2023 and 2024.

The top five banks and thrifts had combined assets of more than $13 trillion as of Dec. 31.

Ranjana Clark is the newest member of Texas Capital Bancshares' board of directors; Minnesota's Wings Credit Union and Colorado's Ent Credit Union are merging; Regions Bank adds Angela Santone to its C-suite; and more in this week's banking news roundup.

Marion and Polk Schools Credit Union announced plans to buy Lewis & Clark Bank in Oregon City; Citizens Financial Group tapped veteran McKinsey banker Azra Pravdic to join its executive committee; the Federal Reserve Board approved United Community Banks' merger with ANB; and more in this week's banking news roundup.

The top five banks and thrifts have combined deposits of more than $7.5 trillion in Q4 of 2024.

A former TD Bank employee pleaded guilty to a felony in connection with a check-fraud scheme; EWA provider DailyPay filed a lawsuit against New York Attorney General Letitia James; First Citizens BancShares ended the shared-loss agreement it made with the FDIC after acquiring Silicon Valley Bank; and more in this week's banking news roundup.

President Donald Trump's tariff moves, a flicker of life at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp.'s future.

Provident Bank's Tara Brady was promoted to chief experience officer; the Federal Reserve ended its enforcement action against Nano Banc; Jim Nussle announced plans to retire as CEO of America's Credit Unions; and more in this week's banking news roundup.

The top five banks had a combined commercial real estate loan volume of more than $482 billion at the end of the fourth quarter.