Community banking
Community banking
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AltaPacific Bancorp in Santa Rosa, Calif., has agreed to buy Commerce Bank of Temecula Valley in Murrieta, Calif.
September 6 -
Rajinder P. Singh said he deliberated awhile before deciding hes game for the challenge of succeeding John Kanas, and he sought to reassure any investors who had expected Kanas wouldnt go without selling the bank.
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The executive who sold North Fork to Capital One for billions of dollars and later revived BankUnited discusses his plans, and reflects on a long career, now that he is retiring as BankUnited's CEO.
September 2 -
Scott Conway's resignation from the $292 million-asset bank took effect Aug. 29, according to a regulatory filing issued on Thursday by the bank's holding company, Farmers Capital Bank Corp. in Frankfort, Ky.
September 2 -
New, stricter regulations on loans to active-duty service members take effect on Oct. 3. Heres a guide for getting ready.
September 2 -
Suncrest Bank in Visalia, Calif., has agreed to buy Security First Bank in Fresno for $18 million in cash and stock.
September 2 -
Emboldened by supportive comments from presidential hopeful Hillary Clinton, community development banks are asking regulators for more leniency in areas such as disclosure fees and Bank Secrecy Act enforcement.
September 2 -
American Banker readers share their views on the most pressing banking topics of the week. Comments are excerpted from reader response sections of AmericanBanker.com articles and our social media platforms.
September 2 -
With even community banks getting hit by ransomware attacks, there's a long list of cybersecurity practices that bankers can expect their supervisors to scrutinize during upcoming exams.
September 1 -
Anchor Bancorp in Lacey, Wash., has agreed to name a new board member in exchange for a truce with an activist investor.
September 1 -
CommunityOne Bancorp in Charlotte, N.C., has scheduled its annual meeting as it waits for regulators to sign off on its sale to Capital Bank Financial in Coral Gables, Fla.
September 1 -
The inconsistency between what millennials say on surveys and their actual behavior should make bank marketers skeptical about building programs around such research.
September 1 - New Jersey
United Roosevelt Savings Bank in Carteret, N.J., has agreed to buy Wawel Financial Services in Garfield, N.J.
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The suggestion that any area has too many local institutions dismisses the importance of community banks and overlooks the dangerous effects of consolidation.
September 1 - Texas
The chief financial officer of Green Bancorp will leave the Houston company in October, although he will maintain ties to it.
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Coastal Banking Co. in Beaufort, S.C., promoted Charles Wagner to president and hired Thomas Flournoy to be its new chief financial officer.
August 31 -
Plenty of banks have ended their federal loss-share deals early, but despite the incentives to wind them down, plenty more still have these crisis-era arrangements in place. It may be due to varying deadlines, mistakes calculating loan values or worries that they still might need the coverage for home equity lines.
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A breakdown in internal controls at Bank of Princeton almost killed a deal to sell the company to Investors Bancorp.
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Green Dot Corp. has tapped one of its board members, Mary Dent, to take the helm of its banking unit.
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National Commerce in Birmingham, Ala., has agreed to buy Private Bancshares in Atlanta.
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