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New York state's banking regulator reached an agreement with Société Générale to retain records from an online messaging service and issued guidance for other banks in its jurisdiction that plan to use the messaging service.
October 13 -
Madison County Financial in Madison, Neb., has bought a bank and insurance agency in Winside, Neb.
October 13 -
IDology, an Atlanta provider of fraud-prevention and identity verification, has made an equity investment in the mobile identity authentication provider Payfone.
October 13 -
Hamilton Bancorp in Towson, Md., has agreed to buy Fraternity Community Bancorp in Baltimore for $27 million in cash, or $19.25 a share. The deal is expected to close in the second quarter.
October 13 -
Yadkin Financial in Raleigh, N.C., has agreed to buy NewBridge Bancorp in Greensboro, N.C.
October 13 -
Community Trust Bank in Choudrant, La., has changed its name to Origin Bank. The $3.8 billion-asset company sought a name that it could trademark.
October 9 -
Valley National Bank in Wayne, N.J., has named Bernadette Mueller senior Community Reinvestment Act officer.
October 9 -
The $6.1 billion-asset TowneBank acquired Invincia Insurance Solutions in Chesterfield, Total Insurance Planning in Midlothian and B.H. Baird Insurance in Warsaw.
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Cullen/Frost Bankers will consolidate about 175 employees at a new office tower in Fort Worth, Texas, for which it will also be the anchor tenant.
October 9 -
Atlantic Capital Bancshares in Atlanta has hired the former chief financial officer at Square 1 Financial in Durham, N.C., to fill the same post.
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