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The upstate New York company said in a regulatory filing that Daniel Reininga, who has been chief executive for 12 years, will retire on March 10, following a cybersecurity attack and an OCC crackdown.
March 7 -
Robert Hill Jr., who had been CEO of the company before it merged with CenterState Bank in 2020, will resign in April. The company says it's replacing his position with a nonexecutive chairman "as part of a broader, ongoing effort to enhance the independence of the company's board."
March 6 -
The specter of an economic downturn looms, but many companies are still in growth mode, according to Donald McCree, head of commercial banking at the Rhode Island bank. "We continue to hear from a lot of companies that they are doing quite well," he said.
March 2 -
The company has agreed to acquire the parent of Peoples Bank in a deal expected to close in the third quarter.
February 28 -
A Piper Sandler survey of CEOs found a majority expect to expand their balance sheets this year. They also foresee increases in nonperforming credits, with office loans a key area of weakness, as well as heightened pressure on net interest margins.
February 27 -
The Maryland bank is merging with Linkbancorp in a nearly $168 million deal that would create a $3 billion-asset company. The transaction comes just months after OceanFirst Financial and Partners nixed their merger plan, citing regulatory delays.
February 23 -
Buckeye State Bancshares near Columbus said it would buy cross-state rival Rockhold Bancshares. Only six such deals were announced in January, making it the slowest first month of a year for M&A since the financial crisis.
February 22 -
Brady Torgerson, former president of First Security Bank-West, was sentenced to two years in federal prison after pleading guilty to fraud at two banks.
February 17 -
Banks expect strong global consumption of U.S. oil and gas, driven in part by the supply strain that followed Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
February 16 -
In the aftermath of Louisiana's largest bank failure, Ashton Ryan Jr. was convicted on all 46 counts against him. U.S. Attorney Duane Evans called the case a "theft of epic proportions."
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