Succession planning

The military-focused company, which operates an insurer and a $111.7 billion-asset bank, has tangled with regulators during Wayne Peacock's tenure. He will retire in the first half of 2025.

Two Northeast banks will get new CFOs next month. Webster Financial hired Neal Holland, the former CFO of the failed First Republic Bank, and Eastern Bankshares hired David Rosato, who left Berkshire Hills Bancorp last month.

SouthState Corp. plans to purchase Independent Bank Group in a $2 billion deal, marking an end to the latter bank's long run of buying companies. Chairman and CEO David Brooks pointed to a challenging interest rate environment and heightened regulatory scrutiny as reasons he decided to sell.

Shareholders at America's largest bank voted against requiring an independent board chair, though the proposal drew more support than similar measures did recently at other megabanks. The vote came just one day after Dimon signaled that his departure as CEO may be on the horizon.

Getting appointees confirmed by the Senate can be a time-consuming and painstaking process in ideal circumstances, and doing it in an election year amid a scandal is far from ideal. Even so, the White House and Senate Democrats should be motivated to move fast.

One year after it bought First Republic Bank, the largest U.S. bank by assets is launching J.P. Morgan Private Client, a new tier in its affluent-consumer services that brings together JPMorgan's brand with First Republic's concierge model.

The Puerto Rico-based company's board of directors has given an additional title to COO Javier Ferrer, naming him president as of May 9. His career path closely resembles that of his boss, CEO Ignacio Alvarez.

The Minneapolis-based company has promoted Kedia to president, a role that CEO Andy Cecere and his predecessor both held before being named to the top job.

Ryan Bailey's responsibilities include refreshing Cambridge Savings Bank's digital-only brand Ivy Bank. The institution believes his prior stint at USAA has prepared him for the challenge.

The CEO of FirstBank in Colorado will retire at the end of the month, KeyCorp's chief accounting officer will depart, Fiserv pursues deal to buy Shift4 and more in the weekly banking news roundup.