Writer: Justin Dullum

Former thrift takes up Montana state bank charter; plus, a look at deals in Michigan and Chicago. [Continue]

Company introduces “responsive banking” interactive teller. Some banks may find it a useful substitute for a traditional branch. [Continue]

Thoughts about how to manage your bank’s online reputation. [Continue]

Cloud-based solutions offer new efficiencies. [Continue]

The Federal Home Loan Banks of Des Moines and Seattle talk merger. [Continue]

Kansas bank changes charter, Minnesota bank buys branch, and in-store branch remade as stand-alone. [Continue]

Are mobile services reaching a tipping point? [Continue]

AmericanWest Bank, Spokane, Wash., has agreed to sell its far flung Starbuck, Minn., branch to Eagle Bank, Glenwood, Minn. [Continue]

Leighton State Bank, Pella, Iowa, KleinBank, Chaska, Minn., and Southern Missouri Bancorp, Poplar Bluff, Mo., are all acquirers in three featured deals. [Continue]

Simple, a bank in the cloud, may be competing with you. [Continue]