
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.
Peoples Bancorp Inc. of Marietta, Ohio, and Albina Community Bancorp in Portland, Ore., said their chief executives are leaving.
The Federal Reserve Board said it has reached a written agreement with BankVest Inc. of Castle Rock, Colo.
The Federal Reserve Board said it has reached a written agreement with Cokato Bancshares Inc. of Cokato, Minn. The $55.5 million-asset company agreed to be a source of strength for State Bank of Cokato, which has been under a consent order from the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. since May.
The Federal Reserve Board said Thursday that it had issued a prompt-corrective-action order to Virginia Business Bank in Richmond.
Cullen/Frost Bankers Inc. in San Antonio posted a slight increase in fourth-quarter earnings compared to a year earlier. The $17.6 billion-asset company's earnings rose 3.1%, to $53.1 million. The loan-loss provision was half what it had been a year earlier, at $11.3 million.
UMB Financial Corp. in Kansas City, Mo., reported a 20.2% decline in fourth-quarter earnings from a year earlier, to $19 million, largely due to higher personnel costs tied to past acquisitions.
Britton & Koontz Capital Corp. in Natchez, Miss., reported a fourth-quarter profit despite a rise in nonperforming assets.
Sierra Bancorp in Porterville, Calif., reported a dip in fourth-quarter earnings that it attributed Monday to bigger losses associated with foreclosed properties.
Fidelity Southern Corp. in Atlanta returned to full-year profitability after earning $3 million in the fourth quarter. The $1.91 billion-asset company lost $3.9 million in 2009 but earned $10.1 million last year.
The $13.1 billion-asset company said Monday that its earnings were up slightly from a year earlier, to $40.6 million, or 84 cents a share.
First Hawaiian Bank said Friday that its fourth-quarter earnings rose 4% year over year, to $50.2 million. For the full year loans at the Honolulu company grew 3.3%.
Colony Bankcorp Inc. in Fitzgerald, Ga., is closing in on break-even quarterly results. The $1.3 million-asset company on Friday reported a fourth-quarter loss of $47,000, compared with a $14.6 million loss a year earlier.
F.N.B. Corp. in Hermitage, Pa., promoted a company insider to president. Vincent Delie Jr. was also named the chief executive of First National Bank, the $9 billion-asset company said Thursday.
Improved credit helped 1st Source Corp. in South Bend, Ind., more than double fourth-quarter earnings from a year earlier.
Codorus Valley Bancorp Inc. in York, Pa., reported a slight dip in fourth-quarter earnings compared to a year earlier.
SVB Financial Group in Santa Clara, Calif., said that Ken Wilcox will step down as its chief executive to focus more on the company's global expansion.
The Federal Reserve Board said Thursday it reached a written agreement with Intervest Bancshares Corp. of New York.
Suffolk Bancorp in Riverhead, N.Y., on Tuesday reported lower quarterly earnings as credit costs stayed high. The $1.62 billion-asset company's said fourth-quarter earnings fell 22.2% from a year earlier, to $4 million, or 41 cents a share.
Intervest Bancshares Corp. in New York on Tuesday posted a narrow fourth-quarter profit, reversing a recent trend of losses.
Cardinal Financial Corp. in McLean, Va., said Friday that it probably incurred a goodwill impairment charge of $2.6 million in the fourth quarter.