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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Carter Bank & Trust’s founder shunned internet banking and handled most executive duties himself. He died in April and his successor, Litz Van Dyke, is now working at breakneck speed to modernize this once-hidebound Virginia bank.
By John ReostiDecember 29 -
After Wells Fargo and Fifth Third said that the looming tax cut will allow them to raise pay, four smaller banks followed suit.
By Andy Peters and John ReostiDecember 21 -
Provident Financial Holdings in Riverside, Calif., announced that it expects to record a $650,000 litigation charge to settle two more long-running lawsuits related to overtime compensation.
By John ReostiDecember 21 -
Notre Dame Federal Credit Union in Notre Dame, Ind., said late last week that it raised $12 million from a new fund created to provide secondary capital to credit unions, angering bankers who see it as a disturbing trend.
By John ReostiDecember 20 -
Notre Dame Federal Credit Union in Notre Dame, Ind. said late last week that it raised $12 million from a new fund created to provide secondary capital to credit unions. It comes a month after a similar move by Jefferson Financial Federal Credit Union.
By John ReostiDecember 20 -
The company agreed to buy PBB Bancorp in Los Angeles just five weeks after completing its last bank acquisition.
By John ReostiDecember 19 -
The company also said it is likely that tax reform legislation being considered by Congress would substantially reduce the valuation of its deferred-tax asset.
By John ReostiDecember 14 -
A bull market and investor appetite for bank stocks are spurring more mutuals to consider partial conversions.
By John ReostiDecember 14 -
OneUnited is trimming branches and expanding digital offerings as it builds its brand as a backer of social justice that develops innovative products such as a Black-Lives-Matter-themed debit card.
By John ReostiDecember 11 -
The Small Business Credit Availability Act aims to double the debt-to-equity ratio for business development companies. Increased leverage could spur more lending to small and midsize borrowers.
By John ReostiDecember 4 -
For her entrepreneurial spirit and for bringing hometown banking back to Baltimore, Mary Ann Scully has been named a 2017 Banker of the Year award winner.
By John ReostiNovember 30 -
The pilot could help the agency improve its image after past criticism of slow responses to catastrophes.
By John ReostiNovember 28 -
A decision to slash the equity required for most change-in-ownership loans could help the small-business lending program top its recent record.
By John ReostiNovember 22 -
Jefferson Financial Credit Union in Louisiana struck a deal to bring in $12 million in secondary capital, which is believed to be the biggest haul to date for a credit union. Will it embolden other CUs to pursue similar fundraising efforts?
By John ReostiNovember 20 -
Clearinghouse CDFI will use funds from the $2 million investment to support affordable-housing and economic development projects in communities and Native American reservations in California, Nevada and Arizona.
By John ReostiNovember 20 -
Jefferson Financial in Louisiana struck a deal to bring in $12 million in secondary capital, which is believed to be the biggest haul to date for a credit union. It could also embolden other credit unions to pursue similar fundraising efforts.
By John ReostiNovember 17 -
The approved budget is largely unchanged from the plan released during the public briefing last month.
By John ReostiNovember 16 -
Beneficial Bancorp in Pennsylvania believes it can make a dent in a relationship-driven business that is expected to have more borrower demand in 2018.
By John ReostiNovember 15 -
The company hired Kevin Thompson, a CFO with big-bank experience, to take over its top financial post. Once a fast-growing bank, Opus has spent recent months cutting costs and exiting certain business lines.
By John ReostiNovember 14 -
The company has reapplied to buy Civic Bank more than a year after a regulatory snag forced it to put the deal on ice.
By John ReostiNovember 13














