Jackie Stewart is the executive editor of American Banker Magazine. Previously, she covered breaking news, community banks and mergers and acquisitions for American Banker before being named as the managing editor of the Credit Union Journal. After graduating from Northwestern University in 2006, Jackie taught for two years in the Bronx, N.Y., through Teach for America.
First Niagara in Buffalo, N.Y., has named Inder Koul, a former Huntington Bancshares executive, as its chief information officer.
Coronado First Bank (NADO) in California has agreed to buy San Diego Private Bank for roughly $15.5 million in stock.
The president and chief executive of Bar Harbor Bankshares (BHB) in Maine will retire in June. Joseph M. Murphy has held those positions at the company and its Bar Harbor Bank & Trust unit since 2002.
Southside Bancshares (SBSI) in Tyler, Texas, will open two branches in Austin, Texas, next year.
M&T Bank is offering customers custom check card designs for a $7.95 fee.
M&T Bank is letting customers put a photo of their own (or one from the bank's gallery) on their check card, for $7.95.
Neil W. Brown, the chief risk officer at TCF Financial, has resigned from the Wayzata, Minn., company.
Banner Corp. (BANR) in Walla Walla, Wash., will buy back preferred shares from investors who purchased them from the Treasury Department in March.
Nancy Sheppard, who plans to retire next year as CEO of the Western Independent Bankers, wisely pushed the group out of lobbying and into executive training, bankers say.
First State Community Bank in Farmington, Mo., which has done several M&A deals in recent years, benefits again as B of A and smaller banks look to streamline their operations.
Glenn S. Welch will become CEO of the company and its Hampden Bank effective Jan. 1. He is replacing Thomas R. Burton, who is retiring, the $611 million-asset company said Tuesday.
Combined product between Vasco and Trusteer said to deter malware and phishing attempts.
The president and chief operating officer of Peapack-Gladstone Financial (PGC) will leave the Bedminster, N.J., company at the end of the year.
Meetinghouse Bancorp in Dorchester, Mass., raised roughly $6.6 million from its initial public offering.
Coastal Federal Credit Union hopes remote deposit will be a competitive differentiator.
App for Android and Apple devices lets customers redeem mobile coupons at the point of sale.
The Treasury Department will receive $62 million from its latest auction of stakes it owns in banks through the Troubled Asset Relief Program.
A dedicated line to Ray Davis' Portland, Ore., office is just another retail touch that helps the bank distinguish itself from competitors.
A unit of Heartland Financial USA (HTLF) in Dubuque, Iowa, has completed its acquisition of First Shares in Platteville, Wis., for $10.9 million.
Citigroup (NYSE: C) plans to cut 300 jobs in its sales and trading unit by yearend, according to a news report.
