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.
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.
Bank of the Carolinas Corp. in Mocksville, N.C., will be delisted from the Nasdaq after failing to maintain a market value of publicly traded shares of at least $5 million.
Mobile device management software vendor plans to use RSA's two-factor authentication mechanism in its apps for smartphones.
Florida Capital Bank in Jacksonville has raised $25 million in the last 15 months as it works to meet regulatory capital ratios and overcome a slew of problem loans.
Pacific Mercantile Bancorp in Costa Mesa, Calif., has restructured its planned stock sale to an institutional investor in a move that will save it almost $1 million and increase a key capital ratio.
Julian, a Wachovia alum, will succeed Kevin McCabe, who plans to retire at midyear.
