Community banking
Community banking
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Organizers aiming to open a de novo just outside Charlotte say there's a need for a new community bank after several years of consolidation in the market.
February 22 -
Stilwell Group and Jeffrey Thorp will gain board seats in exchange for a vow to refrain from waging proxy battles against MB Bancorp.
February 22 -
The company will still use the building for its main office, but it will move its administrative staff to another building.
February 22 -
The Chicago bank is denying a report that its CEO, Steve Calk, made $16 million in mortgage loans to former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort in exchange for a job in the White House.
February 21 -
The Puerto Rico-based bank failed in 2015. The FDIC, its receiver, is seeking unspecified economic and punitive damages from 16 lenders, including Bank of America, Barclays and Credit Suisse.
February 21 -
Bank consolidation in the city has picked up in recent months despite erratic oil prices and flooding tied to Hurricane Harvey.
February 21 -
The internet giant, SunTrust, Ally and other backers have invested $16 million in a new funding round for Greenlight Financial Technology, further blurring the lines between banks and tech companies.
February 21 -
The Michigan company has been acquisitive lately, buying California branches and a wealth advisory firm.
February 21 -
First Citizens, which wants to buy KS Bancorp, has filed a lawsuit to challenge a so-called poison pill provision that the much smaller bank's board recently passed.
February 21 -
Choice, which has a history of acquisitions, is buying a financial institution that largely focuses on business banking.
February 20 -
Superior Choice Credit Union's deal for Dairyland State Bank in Wisconsin is the second such deal announced this year.
February 20 -
Bob Rivers, CEO of Eastern Bank, was praised and criticized after he called out a Boston sports radio station whose on-air personalities made insensitive remarks. The incident underscores why bankers must be mindful about the positions they take.
February 20 -
The company could use proceeds from the planned offering to add branches and make bigger loans.
February 20 -
Just two months after a capital infusion, First Capital Bancshares added banking veterans including John McCoy and Harvey Glick as directors in a board overhaul, changed CEOs, and decided to move its corporate headquarters to Charleston, S.C.
February 16 -
Triumph Bancorp has developed technology to help freight brokers make faster payments to truckers, charging a fee for the service.
February 16 -
Their partnership aims to make it easier for community banks and other institutional investors to vet loans that they could buy from online lenders.
February 16 -
The Chicago institution, formed in 2010 to buy the failed ShoreBank, has hired Sandler O'Neill to gauge interest from potential buyers, according to a published report.
February 15 -
Having solid relationships with those who cover the banking industry can lend credibility to management teams, especially when times are tough.
February 15 -
The as-yet-unnamed bank, which would be based near Charlotte, N.C., would be led by Randy Helton, a former CEO at American Community Bancshares.
February 14 -
The company, which recently shared a three-year plan to bring in more lower-cost deposits and commercial loans, seems ready to play offense a year after the ouster of its CEO.
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