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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Acquiring its local rival would give First Bank a commanding presence in Fayetteville and add to its presence in Raleigh, Charlotte and Wilmington.
June 2 -
In merging with First Midwest Bancorp, the Indiana company would finally gain a presence in the Midwest’s largest city.
June 1 -
First Midwest Bancorp in Chicago and Old National Bancorp in Evansville, Indiana, agreed to an all-stock merger-of-equals that would create a $45 billion-asset Midwestern regional player.
June 1 -
The U.S. unit of Toronto-Dominion Bank plans to invest in CDFIs and specialized funds that serve Black, Hispanic and other diverse business owners in its East Coast territory.
May 28 -
The seemingly expensive acquisition of Aquesta Financial Holdings is the cost of expanding in North Carolina's largest city.
May 27 -
Advocates for depositor-owned banks want regulators to block the combination of a one-branch thrift and Minnesota’s largest credit union, for fear it will lead to similar deals.
May 27 -
Cypress Trust in Palm Beach is poised to pull off a rarity: the conversion of a wealth management firm into a community bank. It’s simply another way to take advantage of the ongoing melding of the two financial services sectors, CEO Dana Kilborne says.
May 22 -
The Small Business Administration’s sluggish pace in forgiving the biggest Paycheck Protection Program loans is straining relations between banks and some borrowers.
May 20 -
The Massachusetts bank, which traditionally In contrast to its typical strategy of supporting low-income housing, the invested $500,000 in CEI Ventures’ Coastal Ventures V fund to support small businesses in disadvantaged communities.
May 20 -
American State would be the largest bank buyout for Equity, which has acquired 17 banks since 2003.
May 17 -
Michael Butler relied on partnerships with tech startups in areas such as checking and mobile banking to turn Radius into a digital-only bank before its sale to LendingClub. As the new CEO of Grasshopper Bank, he plans to strike similar deals to expand beyond business lending.
May 14 -
Princeton Portfolio Strategies Group would become the sixth asset management business that the New Jersey banking company has bought since 2014.
May 13 -
The Pennsylvania company will offer commercial loans and treasury management services after hiring bankers in Dallas and Orlando.
May 12 -
The change reflects the name of the Susser family, which bought the bank in 2018.
May 12 -
The Denver company, which has branches in El Paso, will gain more locations in cities such as Dallas and Austin with the pending purchase.
May 12 -
Less than two years after shutting down its biggest business amid fraud allegations, the Michigan company has sold branches, settled a shareholder lawsuit and returned to profitability under turnaround specialist Thomas O’Brien.
May 7 -
The head of government guaranteed lending at WSFS, Caruso aims to parlay the bank's success with Paycheck Protection Program lending to better serve early-stage small businesses.
May 5 -
The Paycheck Protection Program has about $8 billion remaining, with those funds earmarked for community development financial institutions, minority depository institutions and other mission-driven lenders.
May 5 -
With the Paycheck Protection Program likely winding down at the end of the month, many lenders are seeing heightened demand for the Small Business Administration’s 7(a) and 504 loans.
May 3 -
The Arkansas bank is turning to asset-based lending and loans to venture capital and other investment groups to help fill a void created by a shortage of new, big-ticket commercial real estate deals.
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