Paul Davis

Triad Business Bank opened in North Carolina shortly before the launch of the Paycheck Protection Program, which brought in many clients. CEO Ramsey Hamadi, one of our community bankers to watch in 2021, will have to work hard to retain them after their loans are forgiven.

Organizers of the proposed Legacy Bank must raise $25 million before opening.

One engineered a big M&A deal, another struggled with his bank's credit issues and another abruptly resigned. Here are their stories and more.

The company will pay $20 million in cash for a bank with two branches and $58 million of loans.

At least two items on the industry's Paycheck Protection Program wish list were delivered: provisions allowing many existing borrowers to obtain new funding and streamlined forgiveness for loans of $150,000 or less.

The company adds to a growing list of banks shutting branches to invest in technology offerings.

Bansley & Kiener, without admitting wrongdoing, agreed to pay $2.5 million to address allegations that lax oversight contributed to the 2017 collapse of Washington Federal Bank for Savings.

The company agreed will pay nearly $10 million for Sunset parent Waukesha Bankshares.

The Independent Community Bankers of America had planned to hold its annual conference in Hawaii before the coronavirus pandemic hit.

Waterfall Bank, which has ties to an investment group that handles affairs for family offices, would be based in the Tampa Bay area.

The deal would create a $168 billion banking company in the Midwest and be the latest in a string of regional bank combinations.

Bill Knott succeeded Terrie Spiro as leader of the Maryland bank, which raised capital in 2017 by going through a complicated bankruptcy process.

First Kansas, part of the multibank holding company Ottawa Bancshares, expects to complete the acquisition early next year.

Some lenders are poring over commercial portfolios more frequently than normal — perhaps as often as once a month — to uncover problems hidden by payment deferrals and government stimulus before it's too late.

Financial Institutions in New York has agreed to acquire Landmark Group, which provides services to the construction, manufacturing, real estate and technology sectors.

The company is looking to shutter 10 of its 63 branches over coming months, reflecting a shift in customer preferences.

The companies took a pause from merger discussions when the pandemic hit to evaluate their individual circumstances.

Though it is unclear why Rhinebeck Bancorp is looking to form Rhinebeck Commercial Bank, other mutual banks have pursued the strategy to work around a state law barring them from working with municipalities.

American Challenger Bank would offer consumer and commercial products using technology from Temenos. Organizers recently applied with the FDIC for deposit insurance.

The Ohio company will benefit after settling unpaid judgments tied to nonperforming loans at a bank it bought before the last financial crisis.