Corporate governance

Tom Lopp will succeed Gary Judd at the end of November.

The companies say they're working hard to complete their deal this year — including spending millions on retention payments and other items — but there's no guarantee how quickly regulators will make their decisions.

The Gainesville, Fla.-based institution has a new TIP charter granting membership privileges throughout Florida, but no new branches are currently planned.

The Pittsburgh company’s “branch lite” approach to retail and middle-market banking in new markets will break even sooner than expected and has had a noticeable impact on loans and deposits.

The deal will create a nearly $500 million-asset bank.

Northern California utility company PG&E recently shut off power to more than 2 million consumers, meaning some insitutions had to move quickly to minimize the outages' impact on operations.

Perhaps the biggest test that Charles Scharf will face when he starts next week will be how to control expenses while still trying to make the necessary investments in risk management to satisfy regulators.

The acquisition of Farmers & Merchants Bank created a bank with more than $200 million in assets.

Its quarterly results show lower rates and emerging credit risks can be overcome. Whether most banks have all the same levers to pull is another matter.

The tiny Monarch Federal Credit Union joined Firefighters & Company FCU in order to offer its 1,000 members a wider range of products.