A special-purpose acquisition company is merging with a bank as its affiliated startup still lacks its own national bank charter.

The deal will close for $10 million in cash, plus the right to purchase nearly 33.9 million shares of common stock.

Bank of America is slowing hiring as fewer employees leave in an attempt to manage the company's headcount ahead of a possible U.S. recession, Chief Executive Brian Moynihan said.

Both Canadian banks are awaiting green lights from regulators for their pending acquisitions of U.S. banks. "We don't control the timing of all the regulatory approvals," TD's chief executive said Thursday.

Amid scuttlebutt, the Atlanta company is mum on buyer, which is rumored to be CrossCountry Mortgage.

The company is floating the possibility of selling a portion of its loan portfolio to free up liquidity in coming months, leaders said.

USAlliance Federal Credit Union in Rye, New York, has agreed to merge with Marriott Employees' Federal Credit Union in Bethesda, Maryland, to create a nearly $3 billion-asset organization.

The acquisition, which was originally expected to close at the end of last year, ultimately took more than 18 months to receive regulatory approval. It is now expected to close on Dec. 1.

The firms trimming payroll include lenders, a mortgage insurance giant, an iBuyer and an online notarization software provider.

That amount of consolidation would be a leap from the previous three-decade high of 33 in 2018, according to Stratmor.