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.
HF Financial (HFFC) has agreed to provide its largest shareholder with confidential information after the investor threatened to run its own candidate for the Sioux Falls, S.D., company's board.
BOK Financial's (BOKF) second-quarter earnings rose from a year earlier and surpassed expectations as fee revenue increased and credit quality continued to improve.
New forum will work on technical issues and consumer awareness.
Bank of the West has changed up the responsibilities of some of its top management in effort to increase management focus on strategic areas like regional banking and wealth management.
A division of Heartland Payment Systems (HPY) has signed up 15 new colleges and universities to use its card designed for students and campus life.
Peoples Bancorp of North Carolina (PEBK) in Newton said that Lance A. Sellers, its chief credit officer, will take over as chief executive and president later this year.
Park State Bank's new tool is integrated with its online banking, core banking and payment platforms.
TD will also use Fiserv's FraudNet fraud detection software, in addition to the company's electronic bill payment.
Bank of America (BAC) is eliminating dozens of ATMs in two grocery store chains throughout the Southeast as it continues to scale back its operations.
Heartland Financial (HTLF) in Dubuque, Iowa, reported that its second-quarter earnings rose about 45% from a year earlier, to $12.9 million, because of higher noninterest income.
Shares for Independent Bank (IBCP) climbed Monday after the Ionia, Mich., company reported its second consecutive quarter of profitability from improved asset quality.
Former FBI and Navy officer to take bank's top information security spot.
Capitol Federal Financial in Topeka, Kan., posted a stronger quarter compared with a year ago but earnings in the quarter that ended June 30 were down from the prior quarter as net interest income fell.
Company says it has made 230 upgrades to Encompass360, many of them for compliance reasons.
Suffolk Bancorp in Riverhead, N.Y., posted higher second-quarter profit as it recorded a credit for its loan-loss provision and a decline in operating expenses.
First Community (FCCO) in Lexington, S.C., said it could use the $15 million it raised through a common stock offering to exit the Troubled Asset Relief Program.
The Treasury Department did not sell some of the preferred shares it owns two community banks as planned after it received insufficient bids for the securities.
The Federal Reserve Board entered into a written agreement with Cornerstone Bancorp that requires the St. Petersburg, Fla., company to serve as a source of strength for its bank.
Second-quarter income more than tripled from a year ago at Hancock Holding (HBHC) in Gulfport, Miss., after its net interest income surged and it recorded less in merger-related expenses.
Gideon King, president of Loeb Capital Management, threatened to buy more stock in First California and clean house in the boardroom and executive suite to facilitate a sale to PacWest or another buyer.
