De novo institutions

Integrity Bank for Business is being pursued by a group with ties to Heritage Bankshares, which was sold in 2016.

RockPoint Bank is on pace to open early next year. The announcement comes two weeks after Craft Bank became Atlanta's first new bank since 2010.

Highlands Banking would be based in a community near the state's borders with Georgia and South Carolina.

Agility Bank, one of two women-led groups seeking charters, is looking to open next spring.

Organizers of Scottsdale Community Bank must raise $16 million. The goal is to hit that goal and open by early 2021.

The proposed Multi-Bank shares an address with the Fort Lauderdale, Fla., office of Multi-Bank Securities.

Climate First Bank, which would be led by veteran banker Ken LaRoe, would offer loans to help individuals and organizations make environmentally sound decisions.

The National Credit Union Administration generally only approves a handful of charters each year, but sustained economic troubles are likely to make launching a new institution even more challenging.

New Enterprise Bank would focus on venture capital and private equity firms that are involved in investment between China and the San Francisco area.

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