
Paul Davis
Founder, Bank SlatePaul Davis is the founder of Bank Slate, a financial strategy and research firm. He previously led community bank coverage at American Banker.

Paul Davis is the founder of Bank Slate, a financial strategy and research firm. He previously led community bank coverage at American Banker.
Oaktree and Thomas H. Lee will still have large positions in the company after the planned sales.
Richard Muskus Jr., who joined Patriot in 1995, previously served as the company's chief lending officer.
Old Line will have more than $2 billion in assets when it completes the acquisition, its fourth since 2011.
The Louisiana company will enter several markets around Dallas with the $21 million deal
The Louisiana company's call report also indicates that a steep fourth-quarter loss is looming
Frank Leto, Bryn Mawr’s CEO, called the acquisition of Royal Bancshares of Pennsylvania a “logical choice” for his company.
The French company will still have a majority stake after selling 25 million shares.
Barry Bekkedam was also fined $100,000 for a failed effort to bring in Tarp funds before NOVA failed in 2012.
Wendell Bontrager, formerly a regional president at Old National, will oversee operations, lending at strategy at Equity.
DeVan Ard will succeed William DeBerry when DeBerry retires in June.
Webster Financial was unable to hit its loan and deposit goals in Boston last year as it prioritized relationship building over cut-rate pricing.
The company said it could use proceeds for repaying debt and acquisitions, among other things.
Sugarman left less than two weeks after the SEC launched an investigation into company statements.
The merger will create a bank with more than $4 billion in assets.
Independent members of HopFed Bancorp's board sent a letter to Joseph Stilwell complaining that their largest investor had rebuffed several efforts by CEO John Peck to schedule a meeting.
First Merchants in Muncie, Ind., has agreed to buy Arlington Bank in Upper Arlington, Ohio.
The deal had been delayed since Investors had been hit with a BSA-related regulatory order.
Legion Partners said it has “serious concerns” about the company’s disclosure of inaccurate information.
Heritage Oaks in California ended talks with an unnamed institution when it couldn't get a response on a regulatory concern.
The deal comes on the heels of Simmons’ agreement to buy Southwest Bancorp in Oklahoma.