
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.
The company will pay $93 million for Kinderhook Bank, which has a concentration of branches around Albany.
The company will top $1 billion in assets after it buys the parent of F&M Bank in Tomah, Wis.
Greenwoods Financial will have $270 million in assets when it buys Fox River Financial.
John Milleson, who has led the company for 20 years, will retire after his successor is in place.
The North Carolina regional closed dozens of branches and cut jobs across the company, directing a chunk of the savings to digital banking initiatives.
The parent of Bell Bank said that the pending sale of Discovery Benefits is not a prelude to selling its bank.
The Montana company will more than double its assets in Utah when it buys FNB Bancorp.
The Iowa company will pay $94 million for a bank with five branches and $727 million in loans.
The company recently agreed to be sold to SmartFinancial in Knoxville, Tenn.
Bob Jones will retire in early May. He will be succeeded by Jim Ryan, the Indiana company's chief financial officer.