De novo institutions

A group at George Washington University has been working to open a de novo institution to serve students, but the would-be institution faces a variety of hurdles before it can open its doors.

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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Observers say the rare denial is rooted in skepticism that a new bank can succeed under current economic conditions and a signal to other proposed banks to hit the pause button.

Growing Oaks Federal Credit Union in Goldsby, Okla., plans to provide signature and auto loans initially and then expand into mortgages.

ViZ Bank would eventually have branches across several major U.S. cities, including Dallas, Denver and Atlanta. It would also offer a program to help former inmates build savings and establish credit.

Cypress Trust Co. has requested deposit insurance from the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp.

First Bank of Central Ohio would be based near Columbus, where another group opened a bank last year.

Lexicon Bank in Las Vegas, whose chairman was a professional gambler, is actively courting poker players to open deposit accounts for their tournament winnings.

The proposed Chicago de novo would focus on serving female entrepreneurs.

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