Community banking
Community banking
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Kenneth Lehman, a former banking attorney who acquires large stakes in small banks, will buy BankFlorida, which lost $555,000 through the first nine months of 2019.
January 30 -
The head of the small-bank trade group called for hearings to discuss tougher limits on credit union acquisitions of banks.
January 30 -
The benefits include improved financial inclusion, the chairman of the NCUA argues.
January 30 -
The promise of post-closing payments encourages top executives to pursue deals that aren’t necessarily in their self-interest, but investors may eventually raise concerns that the packages are expensive and too focused on the short term.
January 29 -
The Los Angeles company set aside more money to cover a problem loan after an updated appraisal of the credit's collateral.
January 29 -
A fifth of U.S. banks may lack the stock multiples it takes to pursue acquisitions, so they're looking for other ways to improve results and deploy capital.
January 28 -
Timothy Crane is set to succeed Ed Wehmer as president, though Wehmer will remain the Illinois company's CEO.
January 28 -
The recent Dodd-Frank rollbacks for smaller banks could encourage risk-taking that leads to a systemic issue.
January 28 -
Luis Massiani has been the company's chief financial officer since 2012.
January 27 -
CenterState and South State are the latest regionals to announce a deal driven heavily by the need to compete with larger banks that can afford to spend more on cutting-edge technologies.
January 27 -
Bask Bank will offer customers AAdvantage miles for every dollar saved.
January 27 -
The deal will create a bank with $34 billion in assets and operations stretching from Virginia to Florida.
January 27 -
The pot banking bill is a long shot after recent criticism by the Senate Banking chairman, but bankers are trying a new argument in a last-ditch effort to sway lawmakers.
January 26 -
As more consumers order in using such services as Uber Eats and Grubhub, restaurants are selling fewer desserts, drinks and other high-margin items, said CEO Rajinder Singh.
January 24 -
The company, which sold the business to a group of former employees, will shut down its operation this quarter.
January 24 -
Bankers may not want to hear this, but communities benefit when credit unions buy banks.
January 24 -
The company will acquire the parent company of First National Bank of Manchester and Bank of Waynesboro for $85 million.
January 23 -
The company, which just hired CEO Jay Sidhu's son to groom as its next chief, had been holding itself back to avoid caps on interchange fees.
January 23 -
The company will pay $64 million to significantly increase its scale in the Tampa Bay area.
January 23 -
A former credit union CEO explains why it chose to become a bank, subject to taxes, and says Congress needs to intervene in discussions on an NCUA proposal to loosen capital standards.
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