Robert Barba | May 07
Independent Bank Group in McKinney, Texas, was already a busy buyer. Now with nearly $90 million of fresh equity and a valuable stock, the bank is looking to more than double its size over the next five years.
Brian Browdie | May 07
The Federal Reserve Board has terminated an enforcement action against Greer Bancshares in Greer, S.C.
Maria Aspan | May 07
Big banks have been among the most vocal supporters of gay rights in the workplace. Many LGBT bankers laud the progress but say diversity efforts still sometimes fall short.
Paul Davis | May 07
NexTier Bank in Butler has agreed to acquire Farmers & Merchants Bank of Western Pennsylvania in Kittanning.
Chris Cumming | May 07
Citizens Community Bank in South Hill, Va., has hired a new chief financial officer.
Chris Cumming | May 07
First National Bank Alaska in Anchorage has picked a 39-year veteran of the bank as its new president.
Chris Cumming | May 07
FNB Bancorp in South San Francisco, Calif., has partially repaid the funds it received under the Treasury Department's Small Business Lending Fund.
May 07
The most notable quotes from American Banker stories of the previous week. Readers are encouraged to add their own observations in the Comments fields at the bottom of each slide.
Chris Cumming | May 06
Shareholders of First Citizens Bancshares rejected a proposal that would have limited the control of the family that has run the Raleigh, N.C., company for generations.
Robert Barba | May 06
Other banks say small acquisitions take too much work, but Sterling Financial says a good, small deal is better than a risky, big one.
Andy Peters | May 06
Bibb Lamar opted to join ServisFirst rather than stay at Trustmark, which acquired BancTrust in February. His team will help ServisFirst expand in Mobile, Ala.
Chris Cumming | May 06
The Independent BankersBank in Dallas has hired a correspondent-relations officer to serve community banks in Michigan and Indiana.
Brian Browdie | May 06
The CEO of UMB Financial believes the time has come to rethink branch technology, to speed service and cut costs.
Paul Davis | May 06
Vincent Delie recently mentioned Maryland, Pittsburgh and Cleveland as target markets, though he expressed lukewarm interest in Philadelphia.
Chris Cumming | May 06
Astoria Federal Savings in Lake Success, N.Y., has hired an HSBC executive to lead its retail division.
