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.
Consumer banking executive Laurie Readhead to take #2 technology spot, reporting to Catherine Bessant.
New tools intended to help banks develop applications that work across channels, introduce new products quickly and analyze customer transactions to calculate fees.
41st Parameter has raised $13 million in fresh capital to fuel research, development and further expansion.
Heritage Financial Group (HBOS) of Albany, Ga., is entering neighboring Alabama with an agreement to buy a branch in Auburn from the banking unit of Community Capital Bancshares.
Three top executives at the recovering Royal Bancshares of Pennsylvania (RBPAA) will retire from the company by the end of the year, including Robert R. Tabas, its chairman and CEO.
Empire National Bank said that the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency has ended a formal agreement after the Islandia, N.Y., bank improved its liquidity management and reduced credit concentrations.
Albert Forkner, who had been Wyoming's acting banking commissioner since January, was appointed to the position permanently in late March.
Deploying 50,000 devices from Wyse Technology.
BB&T’s (BBT) deal to buy BankAtlantic Bancorp’s (BBX) thrift for up to $316 million has received the green light from the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, one of three federal regulators that must approve the sale.
Porter Bancorp has asked shareholders to approve a proposal that would drastically increase the number of common shares it could issue to help the company meet minimum capital ratios.
PremierWest Bancorp (PRWT) of Medford, Ore., will lay off staff in support areas and not fill vacant positions as it continues to implement cost-cutting measures.
Seoul's Hana Financial Group no longer plans to acquire a 51% ownership stake in Saehan Bancorp of Los Angeles.
Eileen Bagnoli made the right move when she chose teller job at Pioneer over a teaching post 40 years ago.
JPMorgan Chase (JPM) has donated $5.5 million to the University of Colorado Denver Business School to open a center for the study of commodities.
The OCC's approval clears First Niagara to close its deal for 195 branches in New York and Connecticut by May 18, CEO John Koelmel says.
Jefferson’s deal for Carrollton Bancorp is part of the PE-backed company’s plan to expand to $1 billion of assets, which CEO Cashen says is a must in today’s world.
Northern Trust (NTRS) is preparing for several changes to its leadership, including the retirement of vice chairman Sherry Barrat at the end of June.
The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency has lifted a memorandum of understanding with the banking unit of First PacTrust Bancorp (BANC) of Irvine, Calif.
TD is investing in a massive brick-and-mortar expansion even as its U.S. competitors increasingly question the future of the traditional storefront.
Peapack-Gladstone Financial (PGC) of Bedminster, N.J., has paid $110,000 to repurchase the warrant it issued to the Treasury Department as part of the Troubled Asset Relief Program.
