
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 deal for Our Community Bank comes two months after Crane agreed to acquire Community State Bank of Southwestern Indiana.
Crane Credit Union's deal for Our Community Bank comes two months after it agreed to acquire Community State Bank of Southwestern Indiana.
ViZ Bank would eventually have branches across several major U.S. cities, including Dallas, Denver and Atlanta. It would also offer a program to help former inmates build savings and establish credit.
The proposed combination would create a bank with $3 billion in assets in central Virginia.
Richard Marotta left the Boston company less than two weeks after a goodwill impairment charge contributed to a large quarterly loss.
Cypress Trust Co. has requested deposit insurance from the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp.
Spinning off its digital bank will allow Pennsylvania-based Customers to beef up its commercial lending and buy other banks. BankMobile, meanwhile, plans to pursue more white-label relationships and perhaps explore its own acquisitions.
The digital bank would be sold to Megalith Financial, allowing Customers to focus on commercial lending and letting BankMobile expand more aggressively.
The company will pay an undisclosed amount of cash for Marshall Financial, the parent of Citizens Bank.
First Bank of Central Ohio would be based near Columbus, where another group opened a bank last year.
The Treasury Department has held shares in the Black-run banking company for more than a decade.
The Pennsylvania company said the move is in response to margin pressure and customers' increased adoption of digital channels.
The Dallas company, which in May terminated a deal to merge with Independent Bank, set aside $100 million for worrisome loans and incurred severance costs after cutting an undisclosed number of positions.
Simmons First, which is based in Arkansas, plans to shutter 23 locations later this year, while Great Southern in Missouri has hired a firm to take a look at its network.
The Pennsylvania bank incurred $2.3 million in expenses in second quarter after winding down unit BMT Investment Advisers.
The California company said Russell Colombo "is committed to remaining in the job as long as needed."
The Mississippi company said it decided to take aggressive measures to reduce its exposure to energy firms.
Government stimulus efforts, including the Paycheck Protection Program, have fueled a deposit surge. The challenge for banks is figuring out how to put that new money to use.
The company said it recorded a large loan-loss provision in the second quarter to reflect Coex Coffee International's pending liquidation.
The Los Angeles company said Chang Liu, who runs its bank, will succeed Pin Tai, who is retiring.