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First National Corp. in Strasburg, Va., has agreed to buy six branches in Virginia from Bank of America.
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Access National's four-year-old wealth management subsidiary has grown rapidly and is poised to enter the black. The allure of fee revenues has drawn many community banks into this field amid weak loan growth and tight interest margins.
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Worth Carter is reluctant to talk to investors and media. He is tight-fisted with costs and is willing to hold off making loans. His namesake bank doesn't offer online banking. But the institution is riding a hot streak of profitability that would make other banks jealous.
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First National Corp. in Strasburg, Va., has a new bank president.
The $530 million-asset company said in a press release Monday that Dennis Dysart would also remain chief operating officer of First Bank. Since 2005, Dysart has held a variety of leadership posts at the bank, including chief credit officer, chief operating officer and interim chief.
"During the recent economic recession, Dennis stepped up when needed to help navigate difficult challenges and put the bank on a path to success," First National CEO Scott Harvard said in the release. "He accepted the job of interim CEO when called upon, chief credit officer when needed, and now has agreed to serve as president of the bank that he has helped to build into a leading financial institution in the Shenandoah Valley."
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