Retail & Commercial

Pennsylvania Dutch country could get the first de novo bank to open in the U.S. in more than two years.

The $120 billion-asset company has made a tender offer for certain debt of Union Planters Preferred Funding, a REIT subsidiary that it then plans to dissolve, it said Monday.

MasterCard will make the card network's Expert Monitoring Fraud Scoring for Merchants available to Kount's merchant clients.

The $168 million-asset asset lender is offering as many as 500,000 shares at $10 per share, it announced Monday. The stock closed Friday at $9.85 a share; it had risen 1.5%, to $10, at midday Monday.

West Bancorp. (WTBA) in Des Moines, Iowa, is taking advantage of low interest rates to buy back a chunk of its stock.

Research indicates education from a counselor who helps homeowners understand the terms of their mortgages should be part of the formula for sustainable homeownership.

The banking unit of FNB United in Asheboro, N.C., has been freed from a regulatory order and has completed its integration of the Bank of Granite.

Huntington Bancshares (HBAN) has hired Jeff Sturm, a financial technology veteran most recently with Fiserv, to find ways to improve customer service and contain costs.

Meta Financial Group (CASH) in Sioux Falls, S.D., plans to raise up to $20 million by selling common stock.

Manufacturers of PIN entry devices have received updated Payment Card Industry security requirements.