Jim Dobbs

Patrick O'Brien had been CB Financial's president and CEO for about two years.

With loan demand weak due to factors beyond their control, small-bank execs can expect to field lots of questions about capital and expense management.

Michael Troutman will serve as chief revenue officer at Bay Banks of Virginia, where he will advise management and the board on growth opportunities.

Paul Murphy took full responsibility for a recent spike in charge-offs at the Houston company. His challenge in 2020 is keeping credit issues in check.

The FDIC was reluctant to sign off on the merger of Summit Bancshares and Faciam Holdings because the company planned to serve marijuana-related businesses.

The Tennessee company said Rob Garcia will be in charge of building a commercial banking team in the city.

A dearth of bigger acquirers will likely force more banks with less than $2 billion in assets ⁠to seek out their own deals.

Though details of a potential pact with China aren't clear, bankers are hoping it could convince leery customers to finally go through with delayed investments.

Raging Capital Management also urged the company's board to repurchase stock and think about selling a minority stake in the payments processor Evertec.

Raging Capital Management also urged the company's board to repurchase stock and think about selling a minority stake in the payments processor Evertec.