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Philadelphia Credit Union Hires Banking Veteran as CEO

Ed Roberts | May 02
Sb1 Federal Credit Union in Philadelphia has hired Robert Werner, a former chief operating officer of Two River Community Bank, as its president and CEO.
Community Banking

Hit to BMO Harris Image a Cautionary Tale in Deal Integration

Robert Barba | May 02
Customer satisfaction with BMO Harris fell after it bought Marshall & Ilsley thanks to a customer-service glitch and other issues, showing how hard it is to integrate acquisitions.
Comments (2)
National/Global
Community Banking

Fed Hits Baraboo in Wisconsin with Enforcement Action

Chris Cumming | May 02
The Federal Reserve Board has hit a Wisconsin bank with an enforcement action, while lifting actions against two others.
Regulation & Reform
Community Banking

What's Driving Change in Bank Exec Pay

May 02
Regulators are intent on reducing incentives in CEO pay. Shareholders fear they'll go too far. Susan O'Donnell of Pearl Meyer & Partners discusses where the debate is headed.

Related: Executive Compensation 2013 Special Report

Community Banking
National/Global

Stilwell Slams HopFed CEO's Pay Package

Andy Peters | May 02
The Kentucky company is fighting back against claims by Joseph Stilwell that its CEO is overpaid.
Community Banking
Mergers & Acquisitions

Royal Bancshares Posts First Quarterly Profit Since 2008

Chris Cumming | May 02
Royal Bancshares of Pennsylvania in Narbeth has ended a string of 18 straight quarterly losses.
Community Banking

Ocwen 1Q Profit Boosted by Deals

Brian Browdie | May 02
The mortgage servicer Ocwen Financial more than doubled its profit in the first quarter following a string of acquisitions that has substantially boosted its market share.
Consumer Finance
Markets

FDIC Suit Seeks $128M from Leaders of Failed Midwest Bank

Brian Browdie | May 02
The Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. has accused 18 former officers and directors of the parent company of Midwest Bank with reckless practices that led to the Chicago-area bank's failure during the financial crisis.
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Community Banking
Mergers & Acquisitions

Case Study: MidSouth Finds Way to Tame 'Monster' Reporting Process

Mary Wisniewski | May 02
The Tennessee community bank recently deployed software to speed up the process for documenting and calculating the allowance for loan and lease losses.
Community Banking
Mergers & Acquisitions

Gender Bias at American Banker Magazine?

Heather Landy | May 02
American Banker Magazine Editor in Chief Heather Landy responds to the charges and examines the possible evidence of her own unconscious bias.
Comments (1)
Community Banking

Small Banks Demand Exemption from Collection of Fee Data

May 02
Small banks are pushing to be exempted from what they call an unneeded and overly burdensome data-collection effort to spot how consumers may be abused by checking account overdraft fees and other charges.
Regulation & Reform
Community Banking

Banks Find New Best Friend — Credit Unions — in CFPB Fight

Andy Peters | May 02
A pair of longtime foes, community banks and credit unions, oppose CFPB rules and — gasp — are even willing to team up in lobbying for exemptions.
Comments (1)
Regulation & Reform
Community Banking

Sterling in Washington to Pay $43M for Commerce National

Chris Cumming | May 02
Sterling Financial in Spokane, Wash., has agreed to buy Commerce National Bank in Newport Beach, Calif.
Mergers & Acquisitions
Community Banking

Ameris in Georgia to Buy Prosperity in Florida

Brian Browdie | May 02
Ameris Bancorp in Moultrie, Ga., has agreed to buy Prosperity Banking Co. in St. Augustine, Fla.
Mergers & Acquisitions
Community Banking

U.S. Century in Florida Agrees to $50M Recapitalization

Chris Cumming | May 01
The investors would inject $50 million into the struggling lender, the bank said Monday. U.S. Century would also sell its nonperforming loans, which totaled $95 million at March 31, to "unrelated third parties" for an undisclosed price.
Mergers & Acquisitions
Community Banking

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