WOOD RIVER, Ill. - (09/20/05) -- Shell Community FCU broke ground ona new headquarters building last week. The two-story building willsit on a three-acre lot and provide 22,000 square-feet of space forthe $80 million credit union. The project is expected to becompleted in late 2006. Wilcoxen Architects of St. Louis designedthe project and Jun Construction Co. of Godfrey, Ill., is thebuilder.
Brian McEvoy, chief retail banking officer at Webster Five in Central Massachusetts, says community banks are in a unique position to serve more small businesses. He was a speaker Tuesday at American Banker's 2025 Small Business Banking conference.
The global financial services company is providing BaaS infrastructure to the digital asset branch of investment platform WisdomTree.
Park National Corp's $317 million, all-stock deal for First Citizens Bancshares would give the buyer a presence in markets that are expected to grow faster than its legacy Ohio footprint.
Anchorage Digital Bank, Custodia Bank and Erebor Bank could be among the first recipients of limited, special-purpose payment accounts recently floated by Federal Reserve Gov. Christopher Waller.
The challenger bank in the third quarter launched Cash Coach, an AI-powered customer insights engine that helps consumers optimize earned interest in deposit accounts and minimize interest charges on credit cards. SoFi plans to roll out a "more comprehensive" SoFi Coach that incorporates all areas of financial services as part of its strategy to rival banks.
FirstSun Capital Bancorp plans to buy First Foundation in an effort to accelerate its Southern California growth. The $785 million transaction follows FirstSun's failed takeover of Seattle-based HomeStreet.
