Community banking
Community banking
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C1 Bank in St. Petersburg, Fla., is betting that its new, above-average "living wage" for all full-time employees will help it attract and retain top-notch workers.
April 7 - Alabama
ServisFirst Bancshares in Birmingham, Ala., has filed plans to raise $72 million through in initial public offering.
April 7 - Connecticut
Bankwell Financial (BWFG) in New Canaan, Conn., plans to raise nearly $61 million by selling common and preferred stock.
April 7 - Maryland
National Bank of Cambridge in Cambridge, Md., has been freed from a formal agreement with the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency.
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Popular (BPOP) in San Juan, Puerto Rico, could be looking to sell its banking operations in Chicago and Los Angeles.
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Peoples Bancorp (PEBO) in Marietta, Ohio, has agreed to buy Ohio Heritage Bancorp (OHHB) in Coshocton.
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The rising costs of regulatory compliance, health insurance and technology prompted Mountain Valley Bank to merge with a company that once was its biggest investor.
April 4 - New Jersey
Clifton Bancorp (CSBK) in New Jersey has named Tricia Cademartori Hrotko to the newly created position of chief revenue officer.
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Federal banking regulators have signed off on Umpqua Holdings' (UMPQ) agreement to buy Sterling Financial (STSA).
April 4 - Illinois
Old Second Bancorp (OSBC) in Aurora, Ill., is tempering its expectations for its planned public offering.
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John and Bill Wheeler went as far as giving away foreclosed properties to reduce maintenance fees and bad assets. As a result, State Bank of Countryside has returned to profitability and is ready to start lending again.
April 4 - South Carolina
Independence Bancshares, (IEBS) in Greenville, S.C., has filed multiple mobile payment patent technology applications with the United States Patent and Trademark Office.
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Opus Bank in Irvine, Calif., has launched an initial public offering that could yield as much as $223 million for the company and its shareholders.
April 4 - Georgia
Fidelity Southern (LION) in Atlanta has filed documents that would allow it to issue up to $100 million in stock, warrants and debt.
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Poppi Metaxas, the former president and chief executive of Gateway Bank in Oakland, Calif., has been accused of orchestrating a fraud scheme to disguise the bank's crumbling financial condition.
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The lender's new series of unscripted commercials feature members of the improv comedy troupe Upright Citizens Brigade.
April 3 - Louisiana
Iberiabank (IBKC) in Lafayette, La., is seeking federal approval to convert a Fort Lauderdale loan production office into a full-service branch.
April 3 - Mississippi
BancorpSouth, an active M&A player in the Gulf Coast region, is losing four directors, including longtime Chairman Aubrey Patterson, while adding two others.
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The largest and most powerful arm of the central bank of the U.S. has finally admitted the megabank emperors have no clothes. It is past time that we as a nation get to the bottom of this dangerous threat and fix it
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Bridgehampton National Bank (BDGE) in New York has expanded its ATM network to include 20 self-service machines bearing its trademark sailboat logo.
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