North Carolina

BB&T in Winston-Salem, N.C., has provided five top executives with nearly 3 million reasons to successfully integrate Susquehanna Bancshares in Lititz, Pa.

Live Oak Bancshares in Wilmington, N.C., has filed registration documents for an initial public offering, with plans to raise up to $86.3 million.

John Poelker recently stepped down from CertusHoldings in Greenville, S.C., but in less than a year on the job he broke up a $1.7 billion-asset company that had lost roughly $170 million from 2012 to 2014 amid investor claims of mismanagement and excessive spending by his predecessors. Here's a look at how he did it.

Yadkin Financial in Raleigh, N.C., has agreed to sell two branches in North Carolina to Select Bancorp in Dunn, N.C.

Evangelist Franklin Graham said he will close his ministries' accounts at Wells Fargo after the bank ran advertisements featuring a lesbian couple, the Charlotte Observer reported.

Four Oaks Fincorp in Four Oaks, N.C., will soon have a new chief executive.

ElecTel Cooperative FCU here celebrated National Donut Day Friday with a "Hot Loans Now" promotion for personal loans that pulled in more than $560,000. Rates started at 1.99% for one year, 2.99% for two years and 3.99% for three years, and the credit union did not put a cap on how much members are eligible for.

A Tennessee community bank investor has acquired a majority stake in AB&T Financial in Gastonia, N.C.

First Bank in Wilmington, N.C., opened a new branch in Jacksonville, N.C., earlier this week, that was designed to be environmentally friendly.

Julie Sizer has been named chief bank operations officer at First Citizens Bank in Raleigh, N.C.

First Citizens BancShares in Raleigh, N.C., reported higher earnings on the backs of two acquisitions.

Bank of the Ozarks in Little Rock, Ark., has agreed to buy Bank of the Carolinas in Mocksville, N.C.

Charlotte, N.C. — Virtual StrongBox, Inc., said it has received a patent for its secure storage system and file encryption method for safeguarding data at rest — in response to the "growing epidemic" of data breaches.

Another Bank of America executive has joined Novantas, a maker of financial-analytics software for banks.

Carolina Premier Bank in Charlotte, N.C., has recruited Timothy C. Key to be its new chief lending officer and Carrington S. "Cash" Canada as its chief credit officer.

Raleigh, N.C. — State Employees CU's foundation has teamed up with local universities to roll out a pilot paid internship program that could eventually be expanded statewide.

BB&T Corp. in Winston-Salem, N.C., reported a drop in profit as revenue failed to live up to analysts' expectations.

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's proposed rule cracking down on predatory payday lenders could wind up shutting down some credit unions' consumer-friendly payday loan alternatives.

Four Oaks Fincorp in North Carolina has a new president.

A unit of BB&T in Winston-Salem, N.C., has agreed to buy certain assets from a wholesale insurance broker in New Jersey.