Jim Dobbs

Brian Mauntel, who previously served as president of Heartland Bank in Ohio, will join Citizens Business Bank in late April.

Katz Investment agreed to buy Camp Grove Bancorp in March 2019. The Federal Reserve approved the buyer's application to form a bank holding company earlier this year.

The California company has not established a time or pricing for the IPO.

With its deal for Century Bancorp, Eastern will significantly boost its deposit share in greater Boston while gaining an entrée into several new business lines, including cannabis banking.

HoldCo Asset Management is trying to convince shareholders ahead of an April 27 vote that the deal's $900 million price is too low, while Boston Private's board characterized its negotiations as "carefully designed and calibrated."

Bankers are already working on marketing materials and new products for commercial borrowers that might secure government contracts under President Biden's $2 trillion American Jobs Plan.

The Oklahoma regional bank said Steven Bradshaw plans to retire in March 2022.

The Michigan company recently paid $70 million to close the books on a matter dating to the last financial crisis.

Over the past year, bankers have been able to sit back and field calls from borrowers eager to take advantage of low rates. Now, with rates rising, many in the industry will likely adopt a more aggressive approach.

Four months into the job, Charles Shaffer has struck a deal for Legacy Bank of Florida and is eyeing more acquisitions. His predecessor, Dennis Hudson III, built Seacoast with more than a dozen buyouts across the Sunshine State.