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.
The Federal Reserve has banned a former executive of Security Bank in Tulsa, Okla., from the banking industry.
The touch-screen coffee-table computer used by RBC, Umpqua Bank and other banks in their branches now has more sophisticated sensors.
Home BancShares Inc. in Conway, Ark., has agreed to buy 17 branches in a purchase-and-assumption agreement with Park National Corp. in Newark, Ohio.
NBT Bancorp Inc. in Norwich, N.Y., said late Wednesday that it will acquire Hampshire First Bank in Manchester, N.H.
PerkStreet Financial said Wednesday that it had named PayPal Inc. president Scott Thompson to its board.
Bank of the West in San Francisco is entering the Chicago area by opening a commercial banking office.
The Atlanta bank will let First Marblehead market and process all new student loans by next fall.
Charles Schwab Corp. has finalized its purchase of Compliance11 Inc., a Chicago firm that helps securities and investment firms manage their compliance with regulations.
TD Bank says it will add 1,600 jobs in South Carolina in the next three to five years as it builds a regional hub there.
Cheviot Financial in Cheviot, Ohio, said Tuesday that it had received regulatory approval for a stock offering tied to its mutual holding company's proposed mutual-to-stock conversion.
The Citizens Bank in Batesville, Ark., will use Jack Henry & Associates Inc.'s SilverLake core processing system to provide enterprise-wide automation.
Royal Bancshares of Pennsylvania Inc. in Narberth said Tuesday that regulators had terminated its July 2009 consent order.
Mercantile Bancorp Inc. in Quincy, Ill., notified the NYSE Amex that it intends to voluntarily delist its common stock.
Hanmi Financial said it is planning to sell 87.5 million common stock shares at 80 cents a share, using a "substantial portion" of the funds to provide capital to its banking unit and to support growth.
United Community Financial Corp. in Youngstown, Ohio, narrowed its third-quarter loss by 10% from a year earlier, to $8.9 million, due to improved asset quality.
Valley National Bancorp in Wayne, N.J., said Monday that it had added two of its senior executives to its board.
State Bank Financial Corp. in Atlanta reported that its third-quarter earnings nearly doubled from a quarter earlier, to $17.1 million, due largely to higher accretion on loans covered by loss-share agreements with the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp.
Business intelligence software vendor has seen 26% jump in sales to banks so far this year compared to the same period last year.
H&R Block said Monday that it has named JPMorgan Chase executive Susan Ehrlich as president of its financial services.
Credit unions have benefited from Bank Transfer Day and consumer anger over bank fees, but the data on membership and deposit gains offered by the Credit Union National Association looks inflated.