Corporate governance

Natural disasters are becoming more frequent and more severe, and victims will always require support from their banks. A plan for delivering that support needs to be in place before disaster strikes.

The North Carolina-based bank rolled out a multiyear program to provide loans, investments and philanthropic support to communities in the western part of the state.

Foiled in a bid to acquire a controlling stake in the New York-based bank earlier this year, Dream Chasers is asking investors to elect two of its members as directors.

Queensborough National Bank & Trust did not expect that its branches would be in the path of Hurricane Helene. Getting its buildings up and running again was a physical and technological ordeal.

Shareholder Chrysalis Investments increased the value of its stake to £120.6 million.

The Green Bay, Wisconsin-based bank said the 16 lenders it's added have helped drive meaningful loan pipeline growth, and that another 10 new hires are expected by early next year.

The Dallas bank has spent the last three years building itself into a new company. Now, it has to prove the investments will pay off.

The Canadian bank's stateside retail operations will be hamstrung by a massive anti-money-laundering settlement. But executives said the company can lean on both its Wall Street business and lines of revenue north of the border.

The varied perspectives that people of different generations bring to the issues facing a growing business can be a deep and rich source of support for entrepreneurs.