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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Roland Harbin of First Chatsworth Bankshares in Georgia is part of a trend of bank directors continuing to serve well beyond the traditional retirement age.
September 3 -
Orlando-based Cogent Bank has hired a team to finance single-tenant net lease properties, an asset class characterized by exceptional credit quality.
September 2 -
As the holiday shopping season approaches, retailers are grappling with how to optimize their inventory and set prices amid higher tariffs. A new Wells Fargo report sheds light on how businesses are adapting.
August 28 -
Four years after its launch, the Mission Driven Bank Fund has ended its fundraising well short of its original $500 million target. Still, organizers are hopeful that the fund's performance will attract other investors to the sector.
August 26 -
Bank of Glen Burnie, which is seeking to recover from a stretch when its assets declined, hopes that its deal for a residential lender can help boost loan production.
August 22 -
Horizon Bancorp said it will raise about $200 million in capital to fund a major balance-sheet restructuring. The move would dilute existing shareholders, and the company's stock price dipped on Thursday.
August 21 -
The expansion-minded Hampton Roads-based lender announced plans to acquire Dogwood State Bank just weeks before its plans to close a deal for a Virginia-based competitor.
August 19 -
Matt Mullet, the company's longtime chief financial officer, said he's spent the past year getting accustomed to the people side of management.
August 19 -
Medallion Financial CEO Andrew Murstein sees more growth on the horizon for the New York lender's fintech banking operation, which saw activity spike in the first half of the year.
August 15 -
Washington Trust Bank is executing a slow-but-steady de novo expansion inside the I-5 corridor on the western side of its home state. Its newest branch is slated to open this fall in Tacoma.
August 13
