Community banking
Community banking
- Maryland
MB Bancorp in Forest Hill, Md., has completed its mutual-to-stock conversion.
January 5 - Texas
Triumph Bancorp in Dallas has completed the redemption of preferred stock tied to Troubled Asset Relief Program debt.
January 5 -
Dennis Boyle has resigned as treasurer and chief financial officer of Malvern Bancorp in Paoli, Pa.
January 2 -
The Bancorp in Wilmington, Del., has sold nearly $267 million of commercial loans to an investor group.
January 2 -
It hasn't been easy for banks to get out of loss-sharing agreements with the FDIC, but Bank of the Ozarks recently secured the most significant early-termination deal yet. It could be a sign that banks and the regulator are getting on the same page.
January 2 - Connecticut
Webster Financial in Waterbury, Conn., has changed the name of its wealth planning unit.
January 2 - Illinois
Old Second Bancorp in Aurora, Ill., will soon start redeeming shares it issued as part of the Troubled Asset Relief Program.
January 2 -
Jorge Junquera, vice chairman and special assistant to the chief executive at Popular Inc., will retire next month.
January 2 -
Fearless forecasts from BankThink's stable of industry veterans, experts and critics.
January 2 -
Commercial firms' appetite for loans fell in November, though bankers have mixed views on why demand decreased. Meanwhile, financial institutions are managing to reduce deposit rates, which should help margins over the long run.
December 31 - Virginia
WashingtonFirst Bankshares in Reston, Va., has raised $20 million through a private placement.
December 31 -
First NBC Bank Holding in New Orleans has agreed to buy State Investors Bancorp in New Orleans.
December 31 - North Carolina
The $2 billion-asset company said in a press release Tuesday that it sold common stock to unnamed accredited investors for $10.56 a share.
December 30 -
HF Financial in Sioux Falls, S.D., is scaling back its in-store branch branches due to increased demand for online banking and the advice-oriented offerings at full-service branches.
December 30 - Oklahoma
Ironhorse Financial Group in Muskogee, Okla., has agreed to acquire Benefit Financial Group in Fort Smith, Ark.
December 30 - Pennsylvania
Fulton Financial in Lancaster, Pa., disclosed that another one of its banks has been hit with a consent order tied to Bank Secrecy Act and anti-money laundering compliance.
December 30 -
Community banks go against their own interests when they oppose regulations that mainly affect big banks and leave smaller institutions unscathed.
December 30 - New York
Tompkins Financial in Ithaca, N.Y., will soon have a new leader for its Bank of Castile.
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