Paris, IL-based First BancTrust filed a notice with NASDAQ on October 10 that it will “voluntarily withdraw its common shares, par value $0.01 per shares, from listing” on the NASDAQ Capital Market on or around October 22. The move is part of First BancTrust’s previously announced plan to go private, pending a stockholder vote on October 21. It will join the OTC and pinksheet world soon after delisting. The bank had total assets of $342.6 million at the end of the second quarter.
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National Australia Bank is adding a Pay By Bank option for near-instant payments, Italy is bringing open-loop payments to buses in Tuscany, and more.
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DCI in Hutchinson, Kansas, is giving employees unsure about retirement the option to work part-time and gradually ease into the next phase of their lives.
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McCargo will succeed Teresa Bryce Bazemore at what the former sees as a "transitional, pivotal moment" for the Federal Home Loan bank.
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Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said there have been "no decisions" on the controversial capital reform plan, but banks and others who have criticized the proposal are eager for an indication about what's next.
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An independent examination of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. workplace culture revealed an atmosphere of sexual harassment, discrimination and misconduct at the agency and raised the need for significant reforms.
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