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 California Financial Group Inc. in Westlake Village, Calif., has partnered with another company to provide tax refunds on prepaid cards.
First Niagara Financial Group Inc. of Buffalo, N.Y., has shifted its small-business banking focus away from individual branches to a newly created business unit that will be solely dedicated to attracting and retaining small-business customers.
Judicial Watch has sued the Federal Housing Finance Agency, claiming that the agency wrongfully denied a request for documents related to a lawsuit over alleged misrepresentations of mortgage-backed securities.
Roma Financial Corp. in Robbinsville, N.J., reported that its profit for 2011 rose almost 37% from a year earlier, to $7 million, because of loan growth and a lower loan-loss provision.
Savannah Bancorp Inc. in Georgia said that one of its bank has entered into a consent order with regulators and now must work to maintain capital levels and reduce problem assets.
Premier Financial Bancorp Inc. in Huntington, W.Va., reported that its fourth-quarter profit rose 5% from a year earlier, to $2.4 million, as operating expenses declined.
The credit card unit of TD Bank N.A. is expanding the types of financing it offers for lawn and garden retailers in North America.
U.S. Bancorp is offering a new iPad app that will allow stores to offer instant credit to customers.
Texas bank hopes to streamline end-of-day processing and risk reporting with new platform.
Park National Corp. in Newark, Ohio, has tapped an insider to succeed John Kozak when he retires as chief financial officer next year.
Cambridge Bancorp in Massachusetts has appointed a veteran New Hampshire banker as president of its wealth management unit for that state.
Deposit-rich U.S. banks will seek out more opportunities to lend to small businesses this year as they look to grow revenue, a new survey from a consulting firm predicts.
BofI has expanded its mobile banking offerings with a new app for mobile check deposit.
A two-year-old consent order between the banking unit of Macatawa Bank Corp. and regulators has been terminated after the Holland, Mich., company raised additional capital and reversed a string of money-losing quarters.
Joins small club of female bank CIOs that includes Catherine Bessant at Bank of America and Anne Weatherston at ANZ Bank.
Pioneer Bank in Roswell, N.M., is expanding its reach in the Lone Star state with a deal to buy two branches in El Paso, Texas, from Washington Federal Inc. in Seattle.
A lot of bankers are chipper about their choppers, says Leo Hinkley, who along with other motorcycle enthusiasts at BankAtlantic participated in a special fundraiser in Fort Lauderdale this weekend.
First Midwest Bancorp Inc. in Itasca, Ill., has added a four-person team to its recently formed asset-based lending division.
Aurora Bank FSB of Wilmington, Del., is closing its Missouri-based correspondent lending unit and laying off all 146 employees in its office there.
Young consumers don't buy in to bank ads on hip entertainment sites, a new survey shows. Banks do better marketing on education sites that fit their serious image.
