Community banking
Community banking
- New Jersey
Shore Community Bank in Toms River, N.J., has called on some old friends to lead the board of directors.
May 25 -
Yadkin Financial, a North Carolina community bank, is exploring a sale and working with Sandler O'Neill & Partners to solicit offers, according to people familiar with the matter.
May 25 -
All five directors at Seacoast Banking Corp. of Florida in Stuart were re-elected despite a protest vote from the company's biggest investor.
May 25 -
Mackinac Financial in Manistique, Mich., has agreed to buy Niagara Bancorp. in Niagara, Wis.
May 24 -
CenterState in Florida and Union Savings in Connecticut are adding specialists to their retail locations at a time when many other banks are cutting back or have been relying heavily on universal bankers.
May 24 -
RCB Bank in Claremore, Okla., has agreed to buy CornerBank in Winfield, Kan.
May 24 -
First Internet Bancorp in Indianapolis plans a secondary offering of about $20 million of common stock.
May 24 -
The Bancorp in Wilmington, Del., has selected a former Citigroup executive as its next chief executive.
May 24 -
A former Citibank payments specialist has been appointed to the board of Meta Financial Group in Sioux Falls, S.D.
May 24 -
WASHINGTON The House passed a bill by a voice vote Monday that will make it easier for mortgage originators to take a new job across state lines or move from a federally regulated bank to a nonbank lending shop.
May 23 -
Citizens Community Bancorp in Eau Claire, Wis., is searching for a new leader after its president and chief executive announced plans to resign this summer.
May 23 -
QCR Holdings in Moline, Ill., has agreed to buy Community State Bank in Ankeny, Iowa.
May 23 -
Nonperforming commercial-and-industrial loans are soaring, and loans to farmers and construction firms not just oil and gas companies are a big reason.
May 23 -
A proxy advisory firm has sided with Financial Institutions in Warsaw, N.Y., in its battle with an activist investor.
May 23 -
LaPorte Bancorp was poring over offers from potential buyers when Raymond James, the company's investment bank, notified LaPorte's board that it was also advising a potential acquirer on a separate deal. LaPorte requested more information before ruling out a potential conflict of interest.
May 23 -
Cattaraugus County Bank in Little Valley, N.Y., has named Salvatore Marranca chairman less than two years after he retired as its chief executive.
May 23 -
I bear no hard feelings for the JPMorgan Chase CEO, but our disagreement underscores a rift between how Wall Street firms and community banks view the post-crisis landscape.
May 20 -
HomeStreet in Seattle has raised $65 million from issuing senior debt. The $4.8 billion-asset company said in a press release Friday that the proceeds from the offering with support growth and other general corporate purposes.
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