
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.
Kirk Wycoff of Patriot Financial Partners will soon join PL Capital's Richard Lashley on the company's board.
The announcement comes a day after the company's board announced a series of corporate-governance improvements.
Clayton Bank and American City Bank are owned by Clayton HC and have a combined $1.2 billion in assets.
Richard Lashley at PL Capital is taking over a board seat previously held by former CEO Steven Sugarman.
Legion Partners, which has raised concerns about corporate governance and pushed the bank to consider selling itself, will seek two board seats.
The deal includes about 250 correspondent relationships accounting for more than $7 billion of annual agency and governmental residential mortgage loan production.
First Busey plans to close the $236 million cash-and-stock acquisition by the middle of this year.
Chaney was CEO of Hancock Holding in Mississippi for nearly a decade, overseeing a period of substantial growth.
First Interstate missed out on two chances to snag Cascade before agreeing to buy the company in November, showing the importance of staying in touch with a target.
United continues to extend a far-flung operation that includes branches in Chicago, Denver and Florida.
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.