John Reosti is a reporter covering community banks in particular and the financial services industry in general. He also focuses on the Small Business Administration, the National Credit Union Administration Board and issues connected to the CECL accounting standard.
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The lawsuit filed by the Philadelphia company's CEO claims an opposing board faction lacks a quorum. Hill seeks to bar the group from reinstalling founder Harry Madonna.
By John ReostiMay 18 -
RBB Bancorp says it's investigating complaints by its former vice chairman, who stepped down along with another director, about potential conflicts of interest involving other members of the board.
By John ReostiMay 17 -
Grain Technologies guarantees to cover fraud costs for the banks it works with. One of those partners, the $1.65 billion-asset Ponce Financial, recently disclosed just how high that figure has reached.
By John ReostiMay 13 -
A U.S. District Court ordered the Philadelphia-based bank, headed by Vernon Hill, to respond by Monday to Driver Management’s claim that its board improperly postponed a May 10 shareholder meeting.
By John ReostiMay 6 -
After failing to win funding for a direct-lending program last year, Small Business Administration chief Isabella Casillas Guzman says the agency continues to study the option because banks and credit unions are making fewer small-dollar 7(a) loans than several years ago.
By John ReostiMay 2 -
First Century Bancorp has terminated its sale to First Internet Bancorp because the two banks were unable to close the transaction on schedule and failed to agree on terms for an extension.
By John ReostiMay 2 -
The new hires joined Veritex from Bank of Houston, which has also been aggressively recruiting bankers.
By John ReostiApril 28 -
Lendistry, a fintech community development financial institution, obtained a license that allows it to become one of the few nondepository lenders with access to the Small Business Administration's flagship lending program.
By John ReostiApril 27 -
The Columbus, Ohio, bank, which already makes more loans than any other lender in the Small Business Administration's flagship program, is testing a plan to offer them outside of its Midwestern footprint.
By John ReostiApril 22 -
Bruce Van Saun, the Rhode Island bank’s CEO, previewed a branch-light strategy in new markets like South Florida and Washington, D.C. Citizens recently closed acquisitions of Investors Bancorp and much of HSBC’s U.S. retail banking business.
By John ReostiApril 19